Ellington

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RECORDS

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Faces of Pride

COEUR d’ALENE — A red string tied around a finger usually means the wearer would like to remember something. At Emerge Gallery in Coeur d’Alene, 208 N. Fourth Street, a red string means the wearer made a special connection.

Lake City High School Honor Roll

2017-18 Semester 2

County sharpens the ax

COEUR d'ALENE — Kootenai County's budget guardians have a goal of no tax increase.

Hayden lines up priorities

HAYDEN — As Hayden’s fiscal year 2019 budget process picks up steam, what changes should city taxpayers anticipate?

CHS Golden Class Reunion coming soon

The Coeur d’Alene High School Golden Class Reunion, for those who attended or graduated from CHS 50 or more years ago, will take place Saturday, July 28, from 2 to 6 p.m. at the Hayden Eagles Lodge.

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Clyde Davies Blake Jr., 86

Righteous Brothers retooled

Bill Medley struggled with how, and if, he should return to the legendary catalog of The Righteous Brothers.

Coeur d'Alene High School Honor Roll

2017-18 Semester 2

Dean's lists: Spring semester 2018

The following local college and university students were recognized by their schools for achieving high grade-point averages.

Today's ghastly groaner

I feel sorry for elevators. They have such depressing lives, full of ups and downs.

Keeping summer screen time to a minimun

Summer break is here, and many of us are looking forward to having a little more free time. Youth will have more time to breathe and explore their interests beyond school, but so often downtime becomes screen time. Summer’s wide open time spans can heighten battles over technology use.

Should you drink?

Here it is summertime, filled with vacations, playing in the sun, boating and camping to name just a few activities that come into play this time of year.

Shopping cart deadly in his hands

Men should be banned from shopping.

Matches made in millennial heaven

Millennials are going to take over the world.

Vigor and vibration

Technology used in the 1970s to keep Soviet cosmonauts in outer space for a longer period of time is being used right here on Earth for an array of physical benefits—from alleviating chronic pain and fighting osteoporosis to treating neurological disorders and helping athletes perform better and recover faster.

Build, create, celebrate

COEUR d’ALENE — Only the imaginings of a 10-year-old mind could perfect the "Geekmobile" in time for a parade.

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IDAHO LITTLE LEAGUE

Prairie notches first win at wood-bat tourney

POST FALLS — Matt Fleming pitched a five-inning, two-hit shutout with 10 strikeouts as the Prairie Cardinals beat the Seattle area-based Northwest Blaze 10-0 in their second game Friday at the Best of the Northwest wood-bat tournament at Post Falls High.

Few Good Men captures thrilling opener at The Basketball Tournament

SPOKANE — Robert Upshaw’s blocked shot saved the game, and Matt Bouldin’s two free throws won it as Few Good Men edged Team Utah 84-83 in a Hoopfest Pod semifinal of The Basketball Tournament, a $2 million, winner-take-all tourney, on Friday night at Lewis and Clark High.

Good luck at Hoopfest

If your team wins its bracket at the Hoopfest 3-on-3 basketball tournament this weekend in downtown Spokane, we’d like to hear from you.

We are all Americans--Let's debate instead of demonizing each other

As our nation celebrates its 242nd birthday, all of us living in this great country should remember that we are part of the United States. The brave people who signed the Declaration of Independence on the Fourth of July in 1776, would likely be appalled by the lack of decorum in public discourse these many years later. After all, their goal was to unite the people of the thirteen colonies for the greater good and not to divide them into warring camps.

Legals June 29, 2018

NOTICE OF PETITION AND HEARING Case No. CV28-18-4611 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF KOOTENAI IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF Darrell Raymond Bowersox Deceased 1. Notice is hereby given that on June 7, 2018, Judith Lee Bowersox, whose address is 3752 N. Maxfli Lane, Post Falls, ID 83854 filed a petition for Summary Administration of which Surviving Spouse is Sole Beneficiary. 2. A copy of the petition is on file with the Clerk of the Court and may be reviewed upon request. 3. The petition has been set for hearing in the Court at the KOOTENAI County Court House on July 30, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. THIS HEARING IS SCHEDULED AS A "HALL CALL". The hearing is not scheduled before a judge. The Clerk of the Court will be available to receive any objection to the pleadings. No action is necessary if a party does not object. Dated this 20th day of June, 2018 /S/ Katherine M. Coyle COYLE & WYTYCHAK ELDER LAW P.O. Box 1888 Coeur d'Alene, ID 83816-1888 Telephone (208) 765-3595 ISB No. 7990 CDA LEGAL 9744 AD#202215 JUNE 22, 29, JULY 6, 2018

SEPARATION: Hypocrisy abounds

A single parent U.S. citizen commits a crime in the U.S. Until he/she has a bail hearing, any minor children are separated from the alleged criminal to an appropriate government agency. If bail is denied, the separation continues.

Decision time is here for new school

Patrons of Coeur d’Alene School District, your silence is deafening.

IMMIGRANTS: Old laws rule

When I moved to Oklahoma in 1982, “liquor by the drink” had finally become legal. Up to that point, establishments pouring a customer a drink from a booze bottle was illegal. Booze bearing customers brought their own from state run liquor stores while the establishments served drinks sans the booze. Oklahoma had an antiquated ignored law only enforced when authorities became annoyed with certain establishments.

Personal financial stress can crack workplaces

By BRIAN WALKER

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Ken ‘Skip’ Dunlap, 69

Kids cross country fun run slated for Saturday

Runningshoes4kids, a local nonprofit that encourages kids to lead a healthy, active lifestyle and become empowered through running, is hosting its annual fundraiser, Run 2 Summer, this Saturday. The event takes place at Hayden Canyon, 13590 N. Government Way. It is held the last weekend of June every year.

Democratic women on the upswing

You don’t need a degree in political science to see that men far outnumber women in elected offices.

Today's ghastly groaner

How do you top a car?

MARRIAGE: You got it, Will

What a good article in last Saturday’s My Turn! Will Goff, you made it so easy to understand what God made marriage to be. If only people would do what the marriage vows say to do there’d be a lot less divorces and breakups of families. We need to work through our differences and come together and love each other.

Young inventors earn national recognition

Three students from Kootenai County were honored for their ingenuity at the third annual National Invention Convention and Entrepreneurship Expo in Dearborn, Mich., on June 1.

Cowboy Ball breaks record

The North Idaho Fair and Rodeo Foundation announced its 2018 Cowboy Ball raised nearly $110,000, a record-setting figure.

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DOGS: Losing a good friend

Well, now our popular dog park, Central Bark, has been bought by Grace Bible Church. I do not recall the sale of the park being presented to the public for our input. Instead, it seems to me, the city needed money to put toward the rehabilitation of Northwest Boulevard so sold the popular park.

Air Expo grounded

COEUR d’ALENE — The Coeur d’Alene Airport has canceled its 2018 air expo.

Debate over new school nears end

COEUR d’ALENE — The Coeur d’Alene School District board of trustees will meet on Monday at 5 p.m. to consider a memorandum of understanding with the city of Hayden. The school board didn’t approve the MOU at its June meeting, thanks in large part to trustee Lisa May, who pushed for more time to gather public input on a proposed land swap for a new elementary school.

One way to strengthen our schools (and nation)

We Americans owe our freedom to a heritage going back 4,000 years. Yet most High School graduates are only taught about the past 300. This cultural heritage tells us who we are. We are not defined by blood or soil, but by our culture; those core beliefs and folkways that bind us together. Culture determines what we believe is worth living, dying, and even killing for. Wherever our personal ancestry originates is far less important than the Western Civilization we share in common.

Singer-songwriter and suicide prevention activist to perform at Snug Bar

COEUR d’ALENE — A Guiness World Record-setting musician and suicide prevention activist will perform Saturday night, June 30, in Coeur d’Alene.

SERVICE: Red Hen's red herring

Should we be concerned about the food served if we eat out?

Opus 2: An afternoon of chamber music

The Coeur d’Alene Chamber Music Society will continue to celebrate our nation’s birthday on Sunday, July 8, with a concert of chamber music.

One last trunk

By DEVIN WEEKS

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Roberta Jean Olson, 54

Stupidity reigns in 'Fallen Kingdom'

It’s impossible for me to review any new “Jurassic Park” movie objectively. I’m on the record, several times over, as being an unapologetic fan of the entire franchise. Steven Spielberg’s 1993 original was the definitive film of my childhood, so I always tend to look at its sequels through petrified amber-colored glasses.

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Karla Jean Giovanelli (Secaur), 75

Spokane teens accused of downtown robbery spree

A Spokane 18-year-old and two younger teens are accused of stealing a wallet and a purse during a robbery spree Wednesday in downtown Coeur d’Alene.

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Local players named to prep

Prairie falls again at wood-bat tourney

POST FALLS — Prairie led 2-0 after 2 1/2 innings, but the Apple Valley Packers of Wenatchee, Wash., scored six runs in the bottom of the third en route to a 10-4 victory over the Cardinals’ class AA squad Thursday in a Best of the Northwest wood-bat tournament game at Post Falls High.

Cd'A woman injured after crash into Fernan Lake

A 20-year-old Coeur d’Alene woman was in critical condition Thursday afternoon at Kootenai Health after her vehicle crashed into Fernan Lake.

Remembering a chat with Hubert Green

I was getting ready to walk out the door of the Press one weekday in mid-June a few years back.

SCOTUS wraps up term with big bang

The travel ban isn’t the only Supreme Court decision making national waves. Wednesday brought a tidal turn in union law, overturning decades-old precedent and which could result in an exodus of public employees from, and their payments to, government-service unions. More than a third of public employees are unionized, compared with just 6.5 percent of private sector counterparts, according to a January Bureau of Labor Statistics report.

Hearing in Boise on sale of Avista

COEUR d’ALENE — In response to public outcry over the proposed sale of Avista to Toronto-based Hydro One, the Idaho Public Utilities Commission has agreed to a technical hearing to further address the issue.

Get in, give back

By DEVIN WEEKS

Straight as an arrow

By RALPH BARTHOLDT

Bench warrant issued for former caregiver

A $25,000 bench warrant was issued Tuesday for a former caregiver who failed to appear in First District Court to face two felonies, because she is behind bars in Spokane County Jail facing armed robbery and burglary charges.

Risch names Abi's Ice Cream 'Small Business of the Month'

U.S. Sen. Jim Risch of Idaho, chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, has named Abi’s Artisan Ice Cream in Coeur d’Alene as the Small Business of the Month for June 2018. Abi’s Artisan Ice Cream will be recognized in the Congressional Record of the U.S. Senate.

An appealing market

By BRIAN WALKER

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Kyler Little

Movers and shakers

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Prugh leads at Oregon Open,

Today's ghastly groaner

Why is it good for your mental health to have an aquarium in your home?

Lower Salmon River closed for Chinook

The Idaho Department of Fish and Game has closed all salmon fishing in the two remaining portions of the Lower Salmon River. The Little Salmon River will reopen to salmon fishing during this next four-day interval beginning today.

Merger mayhem won't materialize

You can stay calm about the Avista deal, folks.

RECORDS

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Political parties huddle on platforms

COEUR d’ALENE — They’re not waiting for the Fourth of July.

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Shirley Ann (Stengel) Almas, 74

Bass busters make state team

By RALPH BARTHOLDT

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Prugh leads at Oregon Open,

New trespassing, animal salvage and trapper laws begin soon

Many new Idaho laws that passed in the last legislative session take effect July 1, including laws that affect outdoor recreationists such as hunters, anglers and trappers.

Insurance odds are stacked against you

Last week a middle-aged consumer, a husband and a father of three young children, called me to complain that he could not get life insurance. As the story unfolded, last year he noticed an unusual bump and discoloration on his wrist. Being a smart person, he immediately called his family doctor. He was referred to an oncologist who diagnosed that the patient had the beginnings of nodular melanoma — a very serious, dangerous type of skin cancer.

Legals June 27, 2018

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS: Sealed bid proposals will be received: BY: BONNER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FOR: BONNER COUNTY SATELLITE EMS FACILITY Ponderay, ID AS FOLLOWS: 1) General Construction Prime Bids for this project shall be received as follows: BIDS shall be due July 10th at 2:00 p.m., local prevailing time, at the offices of the Bonner County Commissioners, 1500 Highway 2, Suite 308, Sandpoint, ID 83864. Bids shall be submitted in a sealed opaque envelope, addressed to Bonner County Commissioners and shall be identified with the Project name and the Bidder's name and address. Bids received after the time and date for receipt of Bids will be returned unopened. Bidders are required to submit one (1) original bid including all required attachments. PRE-BID CONFERENCE: shall be July 3rd at 9:00 a.m., local prevailing time, at the Project Site, located at the southwest corner of Kootenai Cutoff Road and Moody Lane, Ponderay, Idaho. All General Contractors and subcontractors who intend to bid on this project are highly encouraged to attend this conference. Bids shall include all general, electrical, mechanical, plumbing and fire sprinkler work shown and/or specified, under one General bid proposal. 2) Bids shall be publicly opened and read aloud on July 10th at 2:00 p.m., local prevailing time. 3) Bidders are invited to attend the bid opening. 4) Plans and specifications, bid forms, forms of agreement, etc., may be obtained by bonafide general bidders, and bonafide mechanical, electrical and plumbing sub-bidders, upon deposit of plan deposit as follows: $250 per set, fully refundable. A maximum of two (2) sets will be checked out to bidders. The refundable portion of the deposit for each project will be refunded to the actual bidders upon return of the documents in good order within seven (7) days after the bid opening. Additional sets and partial sets will be made available to bidders and sub-bidders by paying cost of reproduction. Bidders requesting plans and specifications to be mailed/shipped will be required to pay a separate, non-refundable fee of $12 per set to cover the cost of shipping and handling. The Architect and Owner will not be responsible for partial sets of documents obtained from reprographics companies or plan centers. Any and all errors or omissions resulting from the failure of the General Contractor, Subcontractor or material supplier to become familiar with the documents in their entirety will be corrected at the Contractor's expense. Issuance of plans and specifications will be made from the office of H2A Architects, PA, 420 - Suite 100, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83814. Phone number of the Architect is (208) 667-3430, Fax number is (208)667-4693. Project Architect: Dale Hickman, AIA. 5) A complete set of plans and specifications for each individual project will be on file at: Abadan Plan Center Spokane Regional Plan Center 603 East 2nd 209 N. Havana Street Spokane, WA 99202 Spokane, WA 99202 Associated Builders and H2A Architects, PA Contractors 420 East Indiana Avenue 12310 E. Mirabeau Parkway, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814 #100 Spokane Valley, WA 99216 6) Idaho law requires that all bidders have an Idaho Public Works Contractor's License, as provided for by the Public Works Contractors License Act. 7) Bids must be made upon the form furnished, must be accompanied by a bid bond or other surety in the amount of 5% of the total bid amount, and cannot be withdrawn until sixty (60) days after the above stated times of opening. 8) The Board of Commissioners, Bonner County reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive any informalities and to award the bid to the responsive bidder that is in the best interest of Bonner County. In the event Bonner County elects to award the bid to other than the lowest responsive bidder, Bonner County will declare its reasons on the record and communicate those reasons in writing to all person having submitted a competing bid. If there are two or more identical responsive bids from which Bonner County elects to make the selection, Bonner shall have the discretion to award the bid in any manner deemed fair and equitable and in the best interest of the Bonner County. Bonner County Commissioners CDA LEGAL 9635 AD#197015 JUNE 6, 13, 20, 27, JULY 3, 2018

The method to the Iron madness

Chances are, some aren’t just going to get off the couch and go win an Ironman.

BORDER: Humanity caveat

Although President Trump reversed his policy of purposely separating families at the border, his administration still treats attempted border crossing as a crime worse than child abuse.

Hayden levy rates may rise

HAYDEN — Hayden’s voters will decide the fate of Hayden’s levy rate this fall.

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Kelly Park Stenlund

NEWS: Stick to facts

As far as your editorial about newspaper content and how the Coeur d’Alene Press is going to do better: In the past, national and local news programs and the front pages of print newspapers were dominated by fact-reporting stories. However today, many sources people consider to be “news sources” are actually dominated by analysis and opinion pieces whose point is to only mislead or provide biased information. AKA Fake News.

Loss of longtime givers will be felt

On Saturday at a celebration of life for Bert Brothers, who passed away earlier this year at the age of 83, I visited with some of the newer members of the Post Falls Lions Club who hadn’t known him. Bert was a 50-year member of the Post Falls Lions Club and active until just a few years ago. He was born and raised in Post Falls and was accurately described as just one of the nicest, most selfless men around.

TRUST: First, ban bias

I read The Press articles beginning with, “Americans and the News Media: What they do and don’t understand about each other.” After reading them, I was reminded of Geraldo Rivera and “The Mystery of Al Capone’s Vaults.” A huge promo followed by a letdown.

Time for America to take a close look

On June 15, Donald Trump denied that he possessed the authority as president to end his very own family separation policy on our southern border. Trump declared: “We can’t do it by executive order.”

Vine Church hosting science camp for kids

The Vine Church is hosting a free camp for kids ages 3-12 on Saturday, June 30, called “Science for Kids: Exploring God’s Oceans with Hands-On Fun.”

Prairie battles back, splits with Lewis-Clark

LEWISTON — The Prairie Cardinals scored three runs in the top of the seventh inning of the second game, then held on to beat the Lewis-Clark Twins 10-9 to split their class AA North Idaho League doubleheader Tuesday night at Harris Field.

One shattering instant, one long road to recovery

Donnie and Carolyn Apple were doing what retirees are supposed to do — enjoying life. Their new Cadillac CT6 added a little pleasure to the retirement journey.

HIV: Know your status

Today, June 27, is National HIV Testing Day. When this annual observance started in 1985, there were fewer resources to treat a positive HIV diagnosis. We have made great progress in testing, early intervention and treatment of HIV. In fact, approximately half of those with HIV achieved viral suppression through lifesaving medications. Despite these advances, the CDC estimates that 14 percent of those who are infected, many of them young people, are living with the virus and do not know it and are unintentionally spreading infection. Rapid testing with oral swabs is simple and easy. Testing can reduce those numbers and get everyone who needs it into care, regardless of their ability to pay.

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Scott Voyles

BAND: Forget them nots

We thank all people in Coeur d’Alene and surrounding areas who have cheered and sung along with our Perfection-Nots Band in the Fourth of July Parade for the last 40 years. We started it in 1977 for one year and 41 years later we are regretfully retiring as organizers.

Post Falls man sentenced on assault, domestic battery charges

COEUR d’ALENE — A 35-year-old Post Falls man accused of bloodying his girlfriend with a strike to her head, and threatening neighbors with a folding knife, could spend almost a year in prison.

Nominations sought for Mayor's Awards in the Arts

The city of Coeur d’Alene Arts Commission is accepting nominations for the 23rd annual Mayor’s Awards in the Arts. Nominations may be submitted by art organizations, individuals, businesses or students and must be received by Aug. 31.

Hagedorn to lead Idaho veteran services division

BOISE — Gov. Butch Otter on Tuesday announced the appointment of State Sen. Marv Hagedorn of Meridian, a retired Navy chief warrant officer, as administrator of the Idaho Division of Veterans Services.

Golf, soccer and more

GOLF

Sippin' Sammie keeps on truckin'

Let’s chat.

'Stupid and hungry and greedy'

By RALPH BARTHOLDT

Glassware care

We carry many styles of stemware from varied manufacturers for all kinds of wine. Like so many things in wine, the choice of what you drink from is as personal as your choice in wine; everyone seems to like something different. Whether it be the look of the glass, the technical qualities of how it delivers the wine to your palate, or the aromas to your nose, we all have our preferences. And like all these choices in wine accoutrements and wine in general, there is no right or wrong opinion.

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Bryce James Nixon, 25

PRIVATIZE: Not a chance

Commissioner Eberlein, I think you have lost your mind. Go find it before the taxpayers of this county come after you! I refer you to the garbage solution you speak of, which is utter garbage in itself.

SOURCES: He said what?

Following Friday’s editorial and Saturday’s Cameron column, it was interesting to note the expert’s wrap up in the Atlas Mill article.

Candida overgrowth and your health

Do you have a white coating on your tongue? Bad breath? Sugar cravings? Fatigue? Brain fog? If so, these are just a few of the many symptoms that can be caused by an overgrowth of yeast called Candida albicans.

CARTOON: On the mark

RIGHT ON political cartoon from Creators Syndicate Wednesday, June 20.

H2O fun or folly?

By BRIAN WALKER

Movers and shakers

Do you have pain that comes and goes fairly often?

Pain can go away or vary from day to day, but that doesn’t mean that there isn’t a problem. For example, if you notice pain in your lower back or your knee every time you go up and down the steps, then this is a sign of a problem. The more you ignore it, the greater the problem can become. Pain does not simply go away or fix itself; your body usually adapts and makes it seem like the issue is resolved. This is why, when you least expect it, you bend over, brush your hair or lift a grocery bag and the pain brings you to your knees.

It's always the right time to wonder

Kootenai County Commissioner Marc Eberlein had the audacity to wonder, in public, no less, if the prospect of privatizing the Solid Waste Department might be worth looking into.

Achoo-se! A different approach to allergies

Every spring, hundreds of thousands of people suffer when the pollen starts to fly. Over-the-counter sales of allergy medications are whisked off the shelves and doctors are pummeled with requests for stronger prescription meds. Articles on controlling allergies abound, but they’re all about minimizing exposure, not about how to resolve them. What if there was a way to eliminate allergies, not just control them? There is.

RECORDS

All information provided is the result of a court filing or hearing within the last two weeks.

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William ‘Bill’ Ritchey Hogue, 67

Today's ghastly groaner

Why did all the employees at the orange juice factory get fired?

Legals June 26, 2018

NOTICE TO CREDITORS CASE NO. CV-28-18-4535 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF KOOTENAI In the Matter of the Estate of: BLONDINE L. DORENDORF, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named Decedent. All persons having claims against the Decedent or the estate are required to present their claims within FOUR (4) MONTHS after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors, or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must be presented to the undersigned at the address indicated and filed with the Clerk of the Court. DATED this 12th day of June, 2018. /S/ JANET B. DORENDORF Personal Representative c/o CUSACK LAW FIRM, PLLC 320 E. Neider Avenue, Suite 206 Coeur d'Alene, ID 83815 CDA LEGAL 9719 AD#200714 JUNE 19, 26, JULY 3, 2018

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- COEUR d’ALENE GOLF CLUB

If you have love, you've got everything

Love is the mainspring that keeps our clocks ticking. When you’re young it runs too fast and then in a heartbeat you’re my age and happy it’s running at all.

The past is a kick in the pants

Sports junkies are always looking to the past.

Another sex sting culprit gets prison

COEUR d’ALENE — A 32-year-old man who drove from his job in Athol to have sex with a 13-year-old girl in Coeur d’Alene was sentenced Monday to no more than seven years in prison.

Award- winning teamwork

By RALPH BARTHOLDT

Post Falls man rescued from burning vehicle

POST FALLS — A 55-year-old man was listed in critical condition Monday night after he was rescued from a burning vehicle earlier in the day by emergency responders.

'Nothing short of a miracle'

By BRIAN WALKER

Is Data flipping your hamburger?

With a growing population of California transplants in North Idaho, CaliBurger should be a familiar fast food chain. How about Flippy? If you’ve been to a Pasadena location recently, odds are he flipped your burger. Then cleaned the grill.

RECORDS

All information provided is the result of a court filing or hearing within the last two weeks.

Lake Cascade State Park is calling adventurers

This week on our journey through eight of Idaho’s state parks between June and July, we’ll explore the beauties and spectacles that lie in Lake Cascade State Park, a crown jewel of the state in and of itself.

Plummer-Worley teacher named NEA Global Learning Fellow

Math and science teacher Laura Wommack of Lakeside High School in the Plummer-Worley School District has been named a 2019 NEA (National Education Association) Foundation Global Learning Fellow. She will spend a year in a peer-learning network, culminating a nine-day international field study trip to South Africa in the summer of 2019. Wommack is the only Idaho educator among the 48 recipients nationwide, said the Idaho Education Association, the state teachers union, in a news release.

Today's ghastly groaner

Three conspiracy theorists walk into a bar.

Paging all readers

Libraries throughout the region have reading fun in store this summer for every age group, from newborns to adults.

Reading right into the summer

By JUDD WILSON

Hayden bike rodeo starts 10:30 a.m.

HAYDEN — Hayden’s annual bike rodeo for children ages 5-12 takes place today from 10:30 a.m. to noon at the Hayden Community Library.

Legals June 25, 2018

Notice of Public Hearing On Records Custodian Legal Notice is hereby given that the City of Dalton Gardens City Council will hold a public hearing on July 12, 2018 @ 6:00 PM at 6360 N 4th Street, Dalton Gardens, ID. The purpose of the hearing is to designate a records custodian and alternate per Senate Bill 1274. All citizens are invited to attend the public hearing on the proposed designation. City Hall is accessible to persons with disabilities. For more information, please contact 208-772-3698. Valerie S. Anderson, City Clerk CDA LEGAL 9755 AD#202726 JUNE 25, JULY 2, 2018

Senior Lunch Menus

June 25-29

The contract always wins

A couple called me about a moving experience.

The stars behind the race

By DEVIN WEEKS

Teen support nights begin Tuesday at Kroc Center

Panhandle Health District has partnered with the Coeur d’Alene School District and the Coeur d’Alene Kroc Center to provide four free Teen Support Nights this summer for district students in sixth through 12th grades.

NASA's new satellites providing more data

In November of 2017, NASA launched its newest polar orbital JPSS-1 weather satellite, which has been renamed NOAA-20. Since that time, the satellite has been declared fully operational by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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Joanne Sinclair, 87

A good feeling of deja vu for winners

COEUR d’ALENE — Haley Chura remembered everything about her experience from 2017 here.

Today's ghastly groaner

I asked my local baker for her amazing bread recipe, but she only gives it out on a knead to dough basis.

ON THE AGENDA: Your government and schools in action

This list of local government meetings taking place this week includes just highlights from published meeting agendas that are available. To view the complete agenda, visit the web addresses included with the listings or call the entities directly.

Locals compete for the joy of it

COEUR d’ALENE — Local competitors in the Ironman 70.3 Sunday had a common motivation behind their willingness to gut out 1.2 miles in cold water, 56 miles on a bike with many steep hills, and 13.1 miles on foot.

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Northern Lakes takes third at Libby tourney

LIBBY, Mont. — Dustin Smith drove in three runs as the Northern Lakes Mountaineers beat the Moscow Blue Devils 6-3 in the third-place game of the Big Bucks Tournament on Sunday at Lee Gehring Field.

J.A. Bertsch Heating & Cooling prepares to move

After a major renovation, J.A. Bertsch Heating & Cooling will be moving in November from 1695 W. Hayden Ave. to 3645 N. Government Way (where Shooters Supply was before its move to Post Falls).

CAMERON: A shopping suggestion

Please, Mr. Cameron. If I do not wish to buy foreign products, I can choose not to. No one is forcing me to drink Molson, drive a VW, or pay to see an Ironman exhibition. Electrical power, however, is a sine qua non (look it up). Unless I am an independent survivalist living off the grid, I and millions like me need to subscribe to a public utility. And a public utility must be accountable to its American citizen subscribers.

Options aplenty for LeBron

As the world awaits The Decision II, we wonder about the options LeBron James has for next season.

Taking steps to promote better understanding

Newspapers and their readers aren’t always speaking the same language.

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Jack Wulf, 66

Milestone Announcement

ENGAGEMENT

Chiefs' Kral picked by Toronto in fifth round

DALLAS — Spokane Chiefs defenseman Filip Kral was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the fifth round (149th overall) of the 2018 NHL Entry Draft on Saturday morning.

'Nerd tribe' multiplies; Innovation Den expands

The Innovation Den in Coeur d’Alene will open a second building on Aug. 1 to meet growing demand.

Rollover crash reported at Kathleen and U.S. 95

COEUR d’ALENE — A vehicle was flipped onto its top after sideswiping another vehicle Saturday morning in Coeur d'Alene.

PRESS: Advocates for elderly

Each year at this time, I start recruiting volunteers for the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program. For you not familiar with the program, the LTC Ombudsmen are advocates for the vulnerable elders living in assisted living and skilled nursing facilities. We are the voices for those residents that don’t, won’t, or can’t speak for themselves.

Be part of 365 days of caring

The community is about to come together in a big way to honor and support paramedics, firefighters and police officers who often put their own lives on the line to keep you and your neighbors safe and healthy.

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JoAnn Charlotte Ellis, 72

BROOKS: A consumer's hero

For several months, I fought a losing battle with the local office of a much larger company. They arbitrarily changed my billing status and I began receiving bills more than three times the norm. I continued to pay my normal amount, marking it “in dispute.” My building administrator spent many hours on the phone and in face-to-face meetings, to no avail. In early June, my service was disconnected.

AVISTA: Keep local control

We live in a wonderful part of the United States where we are fortunate enough to have:

DOGS: Hot feet, unhappy friends

Katherine Von Hagen’s comment in her Wednesday, June 20 letter stated that people should leave their pets at home instead of bringing them downtown. That brings me to comment on how many people bring their dogs downtown for the Street Fair every year. The pavement is blistering hot on their feet. Owners seem to be oblivious of it. Yes, LEAVE YOUR DOG AT HOME.

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Joyce R (Ohnemus) Barber

Ironman 70.3 race will affect traffic today

COEUR d’ALENE — Traffic impacts are expected as Ironman 70.3 Coeur d’Alene triathletes race through town today.

Grigg lifts Northern Lakes

LIBBY, Mont. — Ezra Grigg struck out six and also had two hits and two runs batted in for Northern Lakes in a 11-0 win over the Tri-County Cardinals in the Big Bucks Tournament at Lee Gehring Field on Saturday.

Trengove, Burch shine at Junior Olympics meet

PASCO, Wash. — Tyler Trengove, a rising senior at Post Falls High, claimed three wins in the boys 17-18 year-old division at the Inland Northwest Junior Olympics Championships at Southridge High on Saturday.

A lakefront roundup

The vast majority of us common folks won’t be buying waterfront property anytime soon. Sure, inheritance and lotteries are possibilities, and the most mechanically minded might find just the right fixer upper project worth their time.

DRIVERS: Simple reminders

It is fascinating and scary how many people do not understand basic rules of the road around here, and they are not from out of state. For instance, turn indicators are required when making a turn or changing lanes. At stop lights, yellow does not mean step on the gas folks, and turning left onto a four-lane road within a single turn lane means that your turn ends at the inside lane, the one closest to the median, not in the outer lane.

BORDER: Just try this

Ms. Anglin, please be aware that the law pertaining to separation of kids from parents was in full effect during three years of the Obama second term. Please fact check. It’s not right for the separation that you express, however we can not allow individuals to just assume our border is open.

HIV testing: Do you know your status?

Currently an estimated 1.1 million people in the U.S. are living with HIV, including about 162,500 people who are unaware of their status. Experts recommend everyone be tested for HIV. Panhandle Health District is encouraging people to learn their HIV status by offering free walk-in appointments for HIV tests from June 25 to June 28 at locations throughout North Idaho.

Are you ready for Ironman?

COEUR d’ALENE — It may be referred to as a “half Ironman,” but Sunday’s 70.3-mile sweatfest will start wet and end the same way.

Summer is a busy time for Post Falls Chamber

Oh July … all winter long we dream and wait in anticipation for your arrival and the fun that you bring along with you. Backyard cookouts, fireworks and flags, family time on the lake, and the list goes on …

Who's ready for college - and who's not

COEUR d’ALENE — Preliminary data released Friday by the Idaho State Department of Education shows local charter schools outpaced their traditional public counterparts in average SAT scores this year.

FAITHFUL OBSERVATIONS

By ROBERT SHILLINGSTAD

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Jerry Garrott, 93

Today's ghastly groaner

Definitions everyone should know

From soybeans to spuds, let's chat

Hopefully, you’re reading the editorials running this week about how newspaper readers and journalists tend to speak different languages.

Post Falls Festival Parade seeking applications

POST FALLS — Entrant applications are being sought for the Post Falls Festival Parade.

Atlas mill project may expand urban renewal area

Developing the half mile of riverfront at the former Atlas mill site is among the first issues the city plans to address at its new property west of Riverstone.

Relay for peace

By HOLLY PASZCZYNSKA

Mistakes are opportunities to learn

A young vice president was appointed by the board of directors of a bank to replace the retiring president and founder. With fear and trepidation, he made an appointment to visit with the seasoned retiree to seek his advice.

Beetles rock Corbin Park

By BRIAN WALKER

Leadership changing at Lake City Center

By BRIAN WALKER

Haen leads Lums past Prairie

POST FALLS — Levi Haen drove in three runs — including the tiebreaking run in the top of the seventh inning — and earned the save as the Coeur d’Alene Lumbermen edged the Prairie Cardinals 8-7 in American Legion class AA North Idaho League play Friday evening at Post Falls High.

Paying it forward for Jeff

By DEVIN WEEKS

IDAHO: Immunize this

Greetings, inconsequential Idaho:

Parenting takes spotlight in 'Incredibles 2'

Pixar’s “The Incredibles” from 2004 is still the best superhero movie ever made. With spectacular action sequences, a terrifying/sympathetic villain and a compelling “hero’s journey” for four distinct and dynamic characters, it delivers everything fans of the genre could demand from big screen entertainment.

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Gary ‘Buck’ Johnson, 81

Don't tell Betsy Russell that newspapers are dead

Betsy Russell has seen just about everything in her long career covering Idaho politics, so there isn’t much that surprises her.

SHASTA: She's not alone

In regard to Shasta Groene, I too have had a long journey back from recovery.

CANDIDATE: An introduction

I am W. Scott Howard, and I am running for U.S. House of Representatives District 1.

AIRPORT: Smacks of socialism

Most of us who have moved up here to Idaho love its natural resources, Freedoms and the good Idaho common sense work ethic which has been handed down through generations of conservative patriotic Idahoans. Our laws are old fashioned, black and white. We do not write laws for fashion or social trends. Many of us who have fled from socialistic states like California know that Idaho will stand financially when California’s population seek and need bail outs. Socialistic states/countries often write laws and rules which take a citizens hard work and success and give the benefits to the STATE.

SWAT team arrests man on rape, kidnapping charges

A Coeur d’Alene Police SWAT team arrested a man, who is being charged with rape, kidnapping and intimidating a witness, around midnight Tuesday

CRUISE: Charity paydirt

I read that Emily Boyd of the Downtown Association stated there were 800 cars in the cruise. Wonderful! Since the Downtown Association has committed to giving half the cruise money to local charities, that’s $6,000! I will look forward to seeing a list with the charities and how much they received, and expect The Press to publish it to give the appropriate credit.

Money to the members.

A credit union is a financial co-op, where members' well-being takes priority.

Truckers speed to front of job line

Let’s start with some honesty.

Declaring a truce on newspaper assumptions

When you assume, the British comedian Benny Hill famously noted, you make an ASS out of U and ME.

Fabulous Fourth, Chamber style!

Your Coeur d’Alene Chamber of Commerce is working hard for our business members and community at large to make your July one you soon won’t forget.

Post Falls High School honor roll

2017-18 Semester 2

AR-15: A drug for shooters

Reading Steve Cameron’s article, “Columnist pulls trigger on hot debate” in Wednesday’s, June 13 Press, I shivered remembering many conversations with my drug addict brother.

Motorcycle rider killed in collision with vehicle

A fatal crash occurred at 2:47 p.m. Thursday on State Highway 53 at Pleasant View Road, in Hauser.

TRUMP: Champion for kids

Sunday, June 17, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen strongly denied her department’s border policy mandates separation of children from their families. “We do not have a policy of separating families at the border. Period.” This kind of lie is common in the Trump administration.

Local church hosts free science summer camp

The Vine Church is hosting a free camp for kids ages 3-12 on Saturday called “Science for Kids: Exploring God’s Oceans with Hands-On Fun.”

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Today's ghastly groaner

Cinderella was a terrible basketball player. Do you know why?

Teachers go out on a STEM

By JUDD WILSON

Inmates coming to Cd'A

By RALPH BARTHOLDT

Privatize garbage? County wonders

COEUR d'ALENE — The Kootenai County Commission chairman is following through with his idea during the election campaign to see if privatizing the Solid Waste Department would save taxpayers money.

Music for the masses

By DEVIN WEEKS

Popular dog park will be unleashed

COEUR d’ALENE — Go dog, go.

CONSTRUCTION: Lend a hand

This is in response to Michael Murphy’s Sunday, June 17, letter to the editor on construction. You must be from California, because construction in North Idaho cannot be done during the winter months. That is why they do it in the spring/summer.

Northern Lakes tourney game suspended by rain

LIBBY, Mont. — The Northern Lakes Mountaineers’ game vs. the Bitterroot Bucs on Thursday night at Lee Gehring Field was suspended by rain after five innings with the Mountaineers leading 6-1.

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ALL-CENTRAL IDAHO LEAGUE SOFTBALL

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Cougars implement clear bag

Auto accident claims one life

HAUSER — Idaho State Police confirmed that a fatal automobile accident took place Thursday afternoon near the intersection of Highway 53 and Pleasant View Rd. Troopers were still investigating the cause of the accident, said ISP District 1 dispatch.

President Trump signs bipartisan, bicameral bill to ensure access to small business loans

Washington, D.C. – President Trump today signed into law a bipartisan, bicameral bill led by U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-ID), chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, House Small Business Committee Chairman Steve Chabot (R-OH), House Ranking Member Nydia Velázquez (D-NY) and U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH). The bill, the Small Business 7(a) Lending Oversight Reform Act, will ensure appropriate oversight of Small Business Administration’s (SBA’s) flagship loan program and improve access to capital for small business owners. Numerous small business advocacy groups, program participants, and entrepreneurs applauded the bill’s passage and encouraged the President to sign it into law. This bill passed both the House and Senate Committees unanimously, and passed the House and Senate without objection.

Why punish and traumatize the kids of asylum seekers?

One of my earliest memories in life was an event where I was separated from my parents for a short time. I was about four years old and being babysat at my parents’ home just west of Eden. The babysitter, who was the daughter of a hired hand, decided to go to her parents’ home several miles away. I had never been separated from home like that and became fearful that I might not get back to my Mom and Dad.

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Greta ‘Maxine’ Nelson

Gas price relief may be near

COEUR d'ALENE — Larry Smith admits he's a little "edgy" at the pump these days.

Mountain lion or imagination?

HAYDEN — There might be a mountain lion roaming around Hayden.

Mountain States milestone

COEUR d’ALENE — Helping families thrive is in the DNA of Mountain States Early Head Start.

Healthy connective tissue

Recently, I have had some friends and acquaintances experience serious muscle, tendon, joint and ligament injuries. In most cases, this resulted in corrective surgeries and a lengthy recovery process. In all cases, these folks were over 45 years old. This brings up a couple of aspects to think about as we age.

20 years of movies in the mailbox

Netflix changed many lives when it introduced its streaming platform. People dropped cable, stopped going to the video store and basically only watched movies and television shows available on the online service.

Rebuilding at Lakeland High

It’s not necessarily starting over for new Lakeland High athletic director Mike Divilbiss.

DUMP and DISORDERLY

COEUR d'ALENE — Kootenai County has been putting out fires — literally and figuratively — at its two transfer stations and some of its 13 rural collection sites.

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Kyler Little

Sravasti Abbey 'Creating peace in a chaotic world'

Venerable Thubten Damcho checked all the boxes to make her parents in Singapore happy and herself miserable.

Bemoaning the Blazers, and the draft

If there’s a chance to make a bad draft choice, the Portland Trail Blazers have proven they are quite capable of doing just that.

A part of art

Beads of sweat acted like glue, sticking shirts to skin. People patted their foreheads with napkins while admiring a variety of art at the White House Event Center on Sherman Avenue in Coeur d’Alene.

Minimum wage, rent incompatible, study says

How many hours would the average minimum wage worker (at the federal hourly rate of $7.25) need to work each week to afford a modest two-bedroom apartment in this country? According to the latest study, 122.

Step Talk with Alexandra Mortensen

Any parenting book or child psychologist will tell you—consistency is key. With how many balls we seems to always have in the air in today’s fast-paced society, maintaining a consistent schedule for the kids can be a challenge, even when you aren’t a blended family. What do you do when you’re trying to keep that important day-to-day consistency, but you’re not able to find a schedule that works for both households? Or even worse, what if the other parent refuses to work with you on having cohesive homes?

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Killer bacteria found in Alaska moose, caribou

A harmful bacteria previously thought to live only in sheep and goats has been found in Alaska caribou and moose, according to a study announced last week by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.

Today's ghastly groaner

Rest in peace, boiled water.

Casual cast nets 25- pound pike for Hayden man fishing from shore

You can find Don Dorame on many weekends in summer fishing the edges of Hayden Lake from a 14-foot Klamath aluminum boat with a 15 horsepower Johnson that leaves V-wakes on the black water as he quietly noses into bays and nudges along points.

Cd'A City Council nixes reports for proposed urban renewal districts

COEUR d’ALENE — Council members put the brakes Tuesday on a proposal that included investigating two regions in the city as possible urban renewal districts.

Go local at farmers markets

Locavore: a person who makes an effort to eat food that is grown, raised or produced locally, usually within 100 miles of home.

Record size trout prowl little Idaho lake

By ERIC BARKER

The legendary LaTourrette celebrates Cd'A milestone

COEUR d’ALENE — If the remark is made that LaTourrette's Styling Salon is a community institution, owner Steve LaTourrette is quick with a quip in response.

Chats, cats, wrinkles and roads

Yes, it’s Chat Day and …

Doggone delighted

If dogs could laugh, there would be no mistaking the sunny spirit at Coeur d’Alene Pet Resort and Doggie Day Care. Like a grade school playground, positive energy is everywhere when dozens of dogs converge and socialize with newfound friends.

Fourth of July: Celebrations and illuminations

Wildland fire a warning shot for summer

By BRIAN WALKER

Even smart people aren't scam-proof

A local consumer’s peaceful Father’s Day afternoon was shattered as he was working on his computer. A pop-up informed him that his computer was infected with malware and all of his information was in the process of being exposed to hackers on the web.

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Grove finishes three

Legals June 20, 2018

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS: Sealed bid proposals will be received: BY: BONNER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FOR: BONNER COUNTY SATELLITE EMS FACILITY Ponderay, ID AS FOLLOWS: 1) General Construction Prime Bids for this project shall be received as follows: BIDS shall be due July 10th at 2:00 p.m., local prevailing time, at the offices of the Bonner County Commissioners, 1500 Highway 2, Suite 308, Sandpoint, ID 83864. Bids shall be submitted in a sealed opaque envelope, addressed to Bonner County Commissioners and shall be identified with the Project name and the Bidder's name and address. Bids received after the time and date for receipt of Bids will be returned unopened. Bidders are required to submit one (1) original bid including all required attachments. PRE-BID CONFERENCE: shall be July 3rd at 9:00 a.m., local prevailing time, at the Project Site, located at the southwest corner of Kootenai Cutoff Road and Moody Lane, Ponderay, Idaho. All General Contractors and subcontractors who intend to bid on this project are highly encouraged to attend this conference. Bids shall include all general, electrical, mechanical, plumbing and fire sprinkler work shown and/or specified, under one General bid proposal. 2) Bids shall be publicly opened and read aloud on July 10th at 2:00 p.m., local prevailing time. 3) Bidders are invited to attend the bid opening. 4) Plans and specifications, bid forms, forms of agreement, etc., may be obtained by bonafide general bidders, and bonafide mechanical, electrical and plumbing sub-bidders, upon deposit of plan deposit as follows: $250 per set, fully refundable. A maximum of two (2) sets will be checked out to bidders. The refundable portion of the deposit for each project will be refunded to the actual bidders upon return of the documents in good order within seven (7) days after the bid opening. Additional sets and partial sets will be made available to bidders and sub-bidders by paying cost of reproduction. Bidders requesting plans and specifications to be mailed/shipped will be required to pay a separate, non-refundable fee of $12 per set to cover the cost of shipping and handling. The Architect and Owner will not be responsible for partial sets of documents obtained from reprographics companies or plan centers. Any and all errors or omissions resulting from the failure of the General Contractor, Subcontractor or material supplier to become familiar with the documents in their entirety will be corrected at the Contractor's expense. Issuance of plans and specifications will be made from the office of H2A Architects, PA, 420 - Suite 100, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83814. Phone number of the Architect is (208) 667-3430, Fax number is (208)667-4693. Project Architect: Dale Hickman, AIA. 5) A complete set of plans and specifications for each individual project will be on file at: Abadan Plan Center Spokane Regional Plan Center 603 East 2nd 209 N. Havana Street Spokane, WA 99202 Spokane, WA 99202 Associated Builders and H2A Architects, PA Contractors 420 East Indiana Avenue 12310 E. Mirabeau Parkway, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814 #100 Spokane Valley, WA 99216 6) Idaho law requires that all bidders have an Idaho Public Works Contractor's License, as provided for by the Public Works Contractors License Act. 7) Bids must be made upon the form furnished, must be accompanied by a bid bond or other surety in the amount of 5% of the total bid amount, and cannot be withdrawn until sixty (60) days after the above stated times of opening. 8) The Board of Commissioners, Bonner County reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive any informalities and to award the bid to the responsive bidder that is in the best interest of Bonner County. In the event Bonner County elects to award the bid to other than the lowest responsive bidder, Bonner County will declare its reasons on the record and communicate those reasons in writing to all person having submitted a competing bid. If there are two or more identical responsive bids from which Bonner County elects to make the selection, Bonner shall have the discretion to award the bid in any manner deemed fair and equitable and in the best interest of the Bonner County. Bonner County Commissioners CDA LEGAL 9635 AD#197015 JUNE 6, 13, 20, 27, JULY 3, 2018

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Getting pumped for Ironman 70.3

By DEVIN WEEKS

INCIDENT: Wait for verdict

On June 15, Tina Bothwell authored an opinion piece in the Press called “My Turn: When Police Cross The Line.” Hmm, when criminal suspects cross the line, they are reported as “allegedly” crossing the line. I guess no such consideration is extended to law enforcement.

UI has its eye on federal building

COEUR d'ALENE — The University of Idaho's expanding programs and Kootenai County's desire to have all its justice services in one location have started talk about a building purchase.

TURNOUT: Wait for Independents

The pundits and your paper need to go easy on voter turnout numbers during primaries. There are untold numbers of voters who do not take part in primaries because we/they are registered Independent and there is no one to vote for.

SEPARATION: Stop the inhumanity

I have been watching the news, reading the paper and reading magazines with mounting horror at the cruelty we are inflicting on children of illegal immigrants. I do feel that people of the world who wish to come to America must come here legally as my mother and paternal grandparents did. That said, what we are doing as a nation to children of illegals is appalling. They are being kept walled up in an old Walmart with the window all papered over. The children are being housed in warehouses. Now new plans are afoot to build a tent city on a base in Texas to house up to 5,000 children. WE ARE SENDING CHILDREN TO CONCENTRATION CAMPS, PURE AND SIMPLE!!

Movers and shakers

The state of rosé

Avista sale: Nationalist outcry a little late

Whoa, there!

Beta Sigma Phi donations to NIC scholarship program top $21,000

The local chapter of the nonprofit, Beta Sigma Phi, recently presented the North Idaho College Foundation with a check for $350, bringing its total contributions to more than $21,000.

Today's ghastly groaner

Clark, Lois, and Jimmy were striding down the streets of Metropolis one sunny afternoon. As they passed a construction site, Lois noticed a worker struggling to carry a load of bricks up the ladder on his shoulder.

Weight loss obstacle: Hormonal imbalance

Top three energy zappers

New funding formula needed, say locals

COEUR d’ALENE — The state’s funding formula for public education has to be scrapped, said audience members at a forum here Tuesday night. Hosted by consultants with the Denver-based nonprofit Education Commission of the States, the event is one of several taking place across Idaho this month as part of work by the state Legislature’s public school funding formula committee. The committee was formed by order of the state Legislature in 2016 to study and make recommendations related to the school funding formula. The committee, in turn, hired ECS.

CHARTER: State flunks out

In a June 3rd Press article titled “Too Good To Count?”, we learned that Coeur d’Alene Charter Academy, which in previous years was ranked in the top 100 high schools in the country, suddenly dropped out of the running because the Idaho State Board of Education refused to submit the school’s test results.

Radiologist sentenced for Cd'A child enticing incident

A 31-year-old Spokane radiologist was sentenced Tuesday in Coeur d’Alene to up to seven years in prison for child enticing, although First District Judge Richard Christensen retained jurisdiction, allowing Chavis W. Jackson to participate in a rehabilitation program before being considered for probation.

Power ... and tempo

POST FALLS — Phillis Meti and Brittany Bomar met some five years ago, when they were paired together at the New Zealand Open, an ladies Australian Tour event in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Hayden Lake Classic Boat Show scheduled for Sunday afternoon

HAYDEN LAKE —Sunday marks the fifth annual Hayden Lake Classic Boat Show, happening from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Hayden Lake Marina docks, located at 3830 E. Hayden Lake Road.

Indians hit four homers, top Boise in finale

SPOKANE — Isaias Quiroz hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the second inning and the Spokane Indians beat the Boise Hawks 8-4 in Northwest League play in front of 3,560 at Avista Stadium on Tuesday.

DOWNTOWN: Show Fido love

Attending yet another Car d’Alene reminded me of a letter I have meant to submit every year but never thought of until the morning of the event.

Howell pleads guilty to traveling to Idaho for sex with minor

COEUR d’ALENE — Harley Lee Howell, III, 35, of Colville, Wash., pleaded guilty Monday to travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual contact with a minor, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced. Howell was indicted by a federal grand jury in Coeur d’Alene on Sept. 14, 2017.

Milestone Announcement

ANNIVERSARY

PLAID: You'll be glad

“FOREVER PLAID” is a MUST see show that is being put on by Coeur d’Alene Summer Theatre now through July 1. The music, the costumes, the set and THE ACTORS are all wonderful! You will come out feeling on top of the world and be full of positive energy.

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Carolyn Waldram

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Connie Louise (Whitesell) Taylor, 77

Infusion of perspective good for the soul

“When writing the story of your life, don’t let anyone else hold the pen.” I think I’ve been doing just that in 2018 and it’s time for me to take my pen back.

Car d'Lane award winners announced

COEUR d’ALENE — Car d’Lane organizers announced the winners of the awards bestowed at last weekend’s classic car show in Coeur d’Alene.

Coeur d'Alene man sentenced for 'lie and buy' gun crime

COEUR d’ALENE — Alex James Spooner, 23, of Coeur d’Alene, was sentenced to 15 months in prison for unlawfully acquiring a firearm, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced. Spooner was sentenced by United States District Court Judge David C. Nye. Spooner was indicted by a federal grand jury in January.

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Carita Ida Johns, 98

Reuse, recycle, restructure

By RALPH BARTHOLDT

Basketball, softball and golf

BASKETBALL

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Isis Jo Paulsen, 13

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ALL-CENTRAL IDAHO LEAGUE BASEBALL

Lillemo sought by crime task force

Lillemo sought by crime task force

Getting Press readers, writers on the same page

Despite greeting each other every morning and spending so much time together, often in jammies and slippers over a cup of hot coffee, newspaper reporters and readers apparently don’t know each other very well.

To merge or not? That's the question

Don’t look now but a huge fly just landed in the middle of the mud that has dogged Avista Utilities’ proposed sale to the Canadian-owned and operated HydroOne headquartered in Toronto, Ontario.

RUFF!: Dog park predicament

The rumors are flying! As all good things must come to an end, so shall the Central Bark Dog Park off of Atlas Road. This beautiful stretch of green grass used by those with two and four legs 365 days a year will soon be replaced by a new church (Grace Baptist Church) and supposedly soccer fields. Surely there is room enough for all to exist in peace. This little piece of paradise is the equivalent of going to church for our furry friends. They leave happily tired and content after each trip. As fast as this town is growing, it would be nice to keep some things the same.

A little different feel at Safeco

For the record, up until last Thursday’s game, I’ve seen the Boston Red Sox take on the Seattle Mariners four times at Safeco Field.

CARS: Classy lady honored

Last weekend’s Car d’Lane was bigger than many people realize. Most of the spectators who took in the show and shine don’t know that the Father’s Day weekend tradition started over 20 years ago in my parents’ living room. Now I listen to people at the car show talking about how they come to CDA every year with their families to see the cars and tell stories of their own rides and memories.

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Why punish and traumatize the kids of asylum seekers?

One of my earliest memories in life was an event where I was separated from my parents for a short time. I was about four years old and being babysat at my parents’ home just west of Eden. The babysitter, who was the daughter of a hired hand, decided to go to her parents’ home several miles away. I had never been separated from home like that and became fearful that I might not get back to my Mom and Dad.

Legals June 19, 2018

NOTICE TO CREDITORS CASE NO. CV-28-18-4535 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF KOOTENAI In the Matter of the Estate of: BLONDINE L. DORENDORF, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named Decedent. All persons having claims against the Decedent or the estate are required to present their claims within FOUR (4) MONTHS after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors, or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must be presented to the undersigned at the address indicated and filed with the Clerk of the Court. DATED this 12th day of June, 2018. /S/ JANET B. DORENDORF Personal Representative c/o CUSACK LAW FIRM, PLLC 320 E. Neider Avenue, Suite 206 Coeur d'Alene, ID 83815 CDA LEGAL 9719 AD#200714 JUNE 19, 26, JULY 3, 2018

North Idaho Housing Coalition names new director

North Idaho Housing Coalition board president Kerri Thoreson announced Maggie Lyons will serve as the interim executive director of the nonprofit. Lyons is the owner of Resolve Financial Group.

Passing the torch for peace

The kids at the Boys and Girls Club of Kootenai County will be participating in a global torch relay run, the Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run.

PF school budget raises pay 2.5 percent

POST FALLS — Post Falls School District's fiscal 2019 budget includes a 2.5 percent salary increase for all employees, the addition of a fourth school-resource officer and a security dean at River City Middle School.

Lao Tzu's four rules for living

Lao Tzu (Lao Tse or Laozi) was an ancient Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism. Said to be a contemporary of Confucius around 550 B.C.E., in his book “Tao Te Ching” he described four cardinal virtues which, when simply practiced as a way of life, lead to happiness, wisdom, and understanding the truths of the universe. The Tao encourages us to be in touch with our deepest selves, using natural metaphors.

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- HOLES IN ONE

Locals tackle family separation issue

The White House's "zero tolerance" immigration policy and separation of children from adults accused of illegally crossing the border has resulted in widespread reaction. The Press asked local residents in downtown Coeur d'Alene on Monday afternoon what they think of the U.S. government separating undocumented immigrant children from their families and placing them in government facilities.

Today's ghastly groaner

What’s the difference between roast beef and pea soup?

Copa Mundial? Nunca para Mexico

El Tri?

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Lenor Elizabeth Digre Lott, 65

MOU on ice for two weeks

COEUR d’ALENE — Not so fast, said board member Lisa May at the Coeur d’Alene School Board’s meeting Monday night.

Movers and shakers

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Post Falls boat launch, beach open to public

POST FALLS — You can get back in the water now.

Round Lake: Good hikes, great critters

Summer is a great time for traveling. While some people may prefer to spend the summer at a theme park, or in some exotic locale in the tropics, there are a great many wonders of the natural world to behold right here in our marvelous state of Idaho. This week, I’ll be highlighting Round Lake State Park.

New job seekers drive jobless rate up

By BRIAN WALKER

Tax cuts lead to rate decreases for Avista customers

The Idaho Public Utilities Commission has approved a rate decrease for Avista customers, reflecting the benefits of federal and state tax cuts.

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Leola L. Parsley

Legislature's school funding committee to host forum tonight in Cd'A

The Idaho Legislature’s school funding formula interim committee will host a public forum from 5 to 7 p.m. today at The Coeur d’Alene Resort.

Enticing a child sentencing delayed

COEUR d’ALENE — A Washington man, who told the court he was trying to outsmart a caller who tried to exploit him, could serve up to 15 years in prison for enticing a child over the internet.

Body of Lyle Anderson found in forest

The body of a Hayden man reported missing June 10 was found Sunday on a forest trail in the Coeur d’Alene National Forest, reports the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office.

Press promotion

After conducting more than a dozen interviews nationally for the vacant advertising director position at The Press, Publisher Larry Riley came to a firm conclusion.

Legals June 18, 2018

NOTICE TO CREDITORS CASE NO. CV28-18-3649 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF KOOTENAI IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: PATRICIA ANN BENSON Date of Death: March 19, 2018 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the estate of the above-named decedent. All persons having claims against the decedent or the estate are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this Notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must be presented to the undersigned at the address indicated, and filed with the Clerk of the Court. DATED this 30th day of May, 2018. /S/ BRENDA ISLEY, Personal Representative c/o Pamela Massey CALLAHAN & ASSOCIATES, CHTD. 2140 W. Riverstone Dr., Suite 201 PO Box 2226 Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83816 Telephone: (208) 664-9228 Facsimile: (208) 664-5369 Email: efile@idahoestatelaw.com ISB # 7351 CDA LEGAL 6674 AD#196627 JUNE 4, 11, 18, 2018

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June 18-22

ON THE AGENDA: Your government and schools in action

This list of local government meetings taking place this week includes just highlights from published meeting agendas that are available. To view the complete agenda, visit the web addresses included with the listings or call the entities directly.

Today's ghastly groaner

A poodle and a collie are walking together when the poodle suddenly unloads on his friend. “My life is a mess,” he says. “My owner is mean, my girlfriend ran away with a schnauzer, and I’m as jittery as a cat.”

Witness osprey banding during July 7 cruise

The osprey is a fish-eating hawk commonly seen in North Idaho.

Warrants

Here is this week’s list of suspected lawbreakers sought by Kootenai County police agencies and the sheriff’s office:

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Biting into a big, fat bogus burger

Don’t you be scammed!

Here comes the first day of summer and hot temperatures

The first day of summer will arrive at 3:07 a.m. on Thursday. On that day, the sun’s angle in the sky is the highest and the Northern Hemisphere will experience the most daylight hours. The exact number of hours and minutes will have some slight variances across most towns and cities due to differences in elevation, terrain and proximity within the time zone.

Kickin' it to nationals

SALT LAKE CITY — Megan Drake’s goal in the first overtime held up, and the Sting Timbers 00/01 girls went on to beat L30 Nitro Utah 2-1 in the girls 18-and-under championship game of the US Youth Soccer Far West Presidents Cup on Sunday at the Regional Athletic Complex.

Prairie, Northern Lakes fall in tourney finales

SANDPOINT — The Prairie Cardinals finished 1-3 at the Battle at the Beach U19 wood-bat tournament following a 7-2 loss to the Hanford Flames on Sunday at Pine St. Field.

Fresh Mexican Grill opens in Post Falls

Offering fresh standard Mexican food and beverages, Fresh Mexican Grill is now where La Cocina eatery was in the Mullan Plaza building in Post Falls, on Mullan Avenue across from Idaho Central Credit Union and close to Walmart.

Indians break it open late

SPOKANE — Curtis Terry hit a two-run single to center to spark a five-run eighth inning for the Spokane Indians in a 6-1 win over the Boise Hawks in Northwest League play in front of 6,809 at Avista Stadium on Saturday.

Today's ghastly groaner

What’s the best part about living in Switzerland?

Miracle child Shasta Groene to abductor: 'I want him to hear from me that he's nothing'

Shasta Groene hopes to fulfill a promise she made to serial killer and sex offender Joseph Duncan III — on her terms.

Women's World Long Drive champion to put on exhibition at Prairie Falls

POST FALLS — Phillis Meti, the 2016 women’s World Long Drive champion, is scheduled to give a long drive exhibition Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Prairie Falls Golf Club.

Hayden woman killed in two-vehicle crash near Rathdrum

RATHDRUM — A Hayden woman was killed and a Coeur d'Alene man was injured Saturday following a two-vehicle crash near Rathdrum.

POLICE: They're the heroes

I back law enforcement 100 percent. Geez, after reading how many times the police asked Robert Johnson to put his phone DOWN, to sit DOWN — I wanted to punch him! What do people expect the police to do — ask please and thank you 50 million times before someone complies? Give me a BREAK!

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Donald J. Catté, 90

FLAG: An inspiring work

I would like to thank you for Thursday’s wonderful article on our flag by James F. Burns. This should be sent to every American so we remember what an honor it is to stand with your hand over your heart and give respect to our flag!

LDS News

Hailey M. Sessions, 19, of Post Falls, was recently called to serve an 18-month mission to the Juiz de Fora Brazil Mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She will receive her training at the Sao Paulo Missionary Training Center. Her parents are Spencer and Laurie Sessions, also of Post Falls.

Lakers hand Prairie a loss at wood-bat tourney

SANDPOINT — The North Idaho Lakers class A team of Sandpoint used a nine-run first inning to beat the Prairie Cardinals AA squad 17-7 in the Battle at the Beach U19 wood-bat tournament at War Memorial Field on Saturday.

SERVICE: Flat-out delighted

I had a flat tire on my car the other day as it sat in the garage. My husband called the tire shop where we bought them and asked them to come out (he is disabled). They said no, we do not do service calls.

HOMELESS: Opportunity lost

We want to express how sad and disappointed we are to see the tiny village was turned down.

PRESS: Slighted our president

This week, Tuesday and Wednesday, our president of the United States of America, Donald Trump, met with the “president” of North Korea in Singapore, to stop the possibility of a nuclear holocaust, and what does our president get in the CD’A PRESS?

Sting Timbers girls to play for 18U regional title

SALT LAKE CITY — After a thrilling sudden-death shootout victory on Saturday, the Sting Timbers FC 00/01 girls soccer team has advanced to the 18-and-under championship game of the US Youth Soccer Far West Presidents Cup at the Regional Athletic Complex.

CONSTRUCTION: Traffic terrors

Ahhh. Once again road construction has slammed Kootenai County. As we know it has turned U.S. 95 into a rolling parking lot and developed Government Way into a similar mess with construction both north and south and east and west. If that isn’t enough, Fourth Street in Hayden was closed Thursday (June 14).

These long days are great!

Here we are already to the official First Day of Summer: the 21st. This is also the longest day of the year. As fast as time seems to fly, we’d better enjoy it while we can.

Milestone Announcements

ANNIVERSARIES

LIBERTARIAN: Duopoly alternative

To the people of North Idaho: The Region 1 Libertarian Party of Idaho (Idaho Panhandle) would like to inject itself into the consciousness of political thought for our neighbors here in North Idaho. The Idaho Libertarian Party would like everyone to know there are other options besides the duopoly currently seen in our politics.

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Chad Arnold Solsvik, 48

GOVERNMENT: Getting what voters deserve

Are you faithful reader a loyal, law-abiding citizen who believes that our elected federal government is performing its duties with the intention of doing what is best for the average citizen? If so, you have your head where light does not shine.

PRESS: Good on government

Local newspapers across the country have eliminated or certainly scaled back any coverage of local government. Local government has the most direct impact on people and the most potential or capability for corruption. I am not saying that is the case here in Kootenai County or Coeur d’Alene.

Here's what dads really want

Editor’s note: This editorial was originally published six years ago today.

Sweet rides, pin-ups highlight Car d'Lane

COEUR d’ALENE — A rusty old 1934 Dodge pickup truck that barely survived a fire was given a second chance when it wound up in Chet Jackman's caring hands.

Hot tips and life lessons

“If you were to go around asking people what would make them happier, you’d get answers like ‘A new car. A bigger house. A raise in pay. Winning the lottery.’ Very few would say, ‘A chance to help people.’ And yet that is what brings about the most happiness of all.”

Talkin' football with two veteran coaches - and a new challenge for one

Two men with more than eight decades of coaching experience between them, many of it at the highest level, sat perhaps 5 feet apart the other day and swapped stories.

Neighborhood hunting in a frenzy

It’s been a wild year on the housing market.

Legals June 16, 2018

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Case No. CV 28-18-4005 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF KOOTENAI In the Matter of the Estate of: PATRICK JOSEPH CALLIGAN, d.o.d. February 11, 2018 Decedent. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named decedent. All persons having claims against Decedent, or the estate, are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice, or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must be presented to the undersigned, at the address indicated below. DATED this 29th day of May, 2018. By:/S/ Shawntel Calligan, Personal Representative Attorneys Northwest, Inc. c/o Virginia M. Robinson #7380 1900 Northwest Blvd., Suite 106 Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83814 Telephone: (208) 664-1139 Facsimile: (208) 664-4708 vrobinson@attorneysnw.com CDA LEGAL 9701 AD#200048 JUNE 16, 23, 30, 2018

Road projects planned in city

By RALPH BARTHOLDT

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Julius ‘Pete’ Peterman

Garfield celebrates birthday with a win

It’s official …

Today's ghastly groaner

Seen on the billboard at the Post Falls Dairy Queen:

Let your fingers do the shopping

By DEVIN WEEKS

Dead Tubbs Hill trees to come down

The city of Coeur d’Alene posted on its Facebook page Friday that in order to help enhance public safety, a city crew will remove dead trees on Tubbs Hill on Tuesday, June 19, and Wednesday, June 20.

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Robert Daniel Hines

ANALYSIS: AT&T merger nothing to yawn about

This week a federal judge approved the merger of AT&T and Time Warner. Nowadays, we count company consolidations in the billions of dollars. So, this $85 billion deal has been met with a yawn by most people.

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James Richard ‘Dick’ Rogers, 85

Remembering Linda Huff

By RALPH BARTHOLDT

50: Yes, it's a big deal

So what’s up with the number 50? Have you ever contemplated that question? Am I the only person quirky enough to consider this? It is sort of a cool number.

Air patrol calls off search

HAYDEN — Personnel, aircraft and vehicles from Idaho and Washington units of the Civil Air Patrol are suspending their efforts in the multi-agency search for Lyle O. Anderson, 86, of Hayden, who has been missing since June 7.

RECORDS

Editor’s note: Kootenai County has transitioned to a new electronic court records management system. This has brought several changes to our records reporting. We are unable to report the ages of individuals who are sentenced, just the year of birth. The local court is unable to provide records of new lawsuits or divorces at this time. We will continue to refine our records reporting to provide our readers with the information they count on.

Classic cars cruise through Coeur d'Alene

COEUR d’ALENE — Thanks in part to great weather, the Car d’Lane Friday night cruise attracted 800 entries, said Emily Boyd, event coordinator at the Coeur d’Alene Downtown Association. Half of the money from cruise entries goes to local charities, she explained, with the rest going to improvements in downtown Coeur d’Alene.

Davidson, Fleming spark Prairie

SANDPOINT — Andrew Davidson’s RBI single scored Zac Pollard with the tie-breaking run in the fifth inning, and the Prairie Cardinals beat the Medicine Hat Seminoles 9-8 on Friday night in their first game at the Battle at the Beach U19 wood-bat tournament.

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Drake assistant named

Legals June 15, 2018

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS CARLIN BAY PHASE II WASTEWATER IMPROVEMENTS FOR CARLIN BAY PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION KOOTENAI COUNTY, IDAHO Separate sealed Bids for the CARLIN BAY PHASE II WASTEWATER IMPROVEMENTS will be received by the CARLIN BAY PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION, c/o Welch, Comer & Associates, Inc. at their office located at 350 E. Kathleen Avenue in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, until 2:00 p.m. (Local Time), on JUNE 28, 2018 and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud. All interested individuals are welcome to attend. Base Bid: Construction of a new 60 mil HDPE liner system for an existing pond. Work includes underdrain system, fine grading, and chain link fence. All work shall be in accordance with the attached Contract Plans and these Contract Provisions. Bidding documents may be viewed and/or downloaded free-of charge at the following website: https://www. welchcomerplanroom.com/. Hard copies of bidding documents can be ordered at https://www.welchcomer planroom.com/ at the bidder's expense. In order to be added to the official plan holders list and insure notification of addenda, bidders must register at https://www.welchcomerplanroom.com/. For further assistance, please call (208) 664-9382. Contract questions shall be directed only to the office of the Project Engineer. A hard copy of the bidding documents may be viewed at the following locations: Welch Comer, 350 E Kathleen, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83815 A Bid shall be enclosed in an opaque sealed envelope plainly marked with the Project title, name and address of Bidder, and shall be accompanied by the Bid security and other required documents. If the Bid is sent through the mail or other delivery system, the sealed envelope containing the Bid shall be enclosed in a separate envelope plainly marked on the outside with the notation "BID ENCLOSED". Bids delivered by facsimile machine will not be accepted. A pre-bid walk through is scheduled at the project site on June 18, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. A Public Works Contractor License for the State of Idaho is required to be AWARDED this work. All bids shall contain one of the following forms of Bidder's security in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total Base Bid and all add alternates, made payable to OWNER: a) Bidder's Bond executed by a surety company qualified to conduct business in the State of Idaho, b) Certified Check, c) Cashier's Check, or d) Cash. OWNER reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Dated this 8th day of June 2018 /s/ Ben Crosby, President CDA LEGAL 9669 AD#198096 JUNE 8, 15, 2018

KOREA: Cheering Anna

I read the South Korean student’s perspective on the North Korea summit you published on June 11. First of all, I applaud you for selecting Ms. Cho to share her unique perspective with us, which she did in a brilliant, yet simple way. Knowing how this event affects her and her family made my perception of the event so much more complete and personal. It reminded me that everything that happens globally both politically and environmentally, affects people personally.

COLUMN: Wrong lessons taught

To say that I was disappointed with Mr. Brooks’s article in Monday’s paper is an understatement.

Let's launch, ladies

By DEVIN WEEKS

Car d'Lane begins today

Rumbling, rolling classic car action returns to Coeur d’Alene tonight.

DEMS: Separation protest

We protest the fact that, under Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ “zero tolerance policy,” officers of Immigration and Customs Enforcement forcibly separate asylum-seeking parents from their children.

When police cross the line

When I was a little girl, I can remember my kindergarten teacher telling us that if we were ever lost or afraid to “go find a police officer and they will help you.” Indeed, I taught my children the same, that there is safety and harbor found by seeking a police officer if you need assistance. Police officers have long been held up as the pinnacle of guardians for public safety; risking their very lives for the people they serve: their fellow citizens, neighbors and friends.

We could be looking at voter turnout wrong

The quest started out as most modern searches do: Going to Google.

LETTER: Inappropriate, hateful

On Friday, June 8, a submission from Daniel Gressler was published. I am not familiar with Mr. Gressler. I also am not familiar with Lee Gibson nor what he said that seems to have provoked Mr. Gressler (although I get the vibe that there is more to this than just a recent feud).

Put America first, say Avista patrons

COEUR d’ALENE — There are 5.3 billion reasons why the Avista-Hydro One sale might go through. However, the voices of Kootenai County residents might negate all of them — if the Idaho Public Utilities Commission’s three members heed them.

Friends reminisce about wedded bliss

By HOLLY PASZCZYNSKA

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Gale King, 78

LANGUAGE: Going, going…

Emojis. Smiley faces. Abbreviated sentences for the sake of expediency have become an all too accepted norm in our society.

Annex request comes with school site

By BRIAN WALKER

Today's ghastly groaner

Will coffins made of glass ever catch on? Remains to be seen.

'Ocean's 8' offers a great cast, forgettable heist

Outside of the ensemble of movie stars, it’s difficult to remember much from “Ocean’s 8,” a pleasant-but-slight heist movie that lacks tension and personality. Make no mistake — the team-up of Sandra Bullock and Cate Blanchett as expert thieves working an elaborate jewel heist is a surefire, box office-smashing premise. Unfortunately, their characters lack the specificity to enliven the film’s numerous setup and exposition sequences.

CDA Big Band to give free concert in Hayden

The Hayden Summer Concert Series kicks off Thursday, June 28, with a free concert by CDA Big Band.

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William E. Nousiainen Highly

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Merilyn Gram Hardy, 63

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Celebrating the life of Harriet Frederiksen

Operation Round Up awards grants

The Kootenai Electric Trust Board recently awarded quarterly Operation Round Up grants. The Trust Board received 13 grant requests and awarded $16,000 to the following applicants:

Men, we'd better listen to Sholeh

How are you feeling, guys?

Big band, big talent, big show

By DEVIN WEEKS

RECORDS

Editor’s note: Kootenai County has transitioned to a new electronic court records management system. This has brought several changes to our records reporting. We are unable to report the ages of individuals who are sentenced, just the year of birth. The local court is unable to provide records of new lawsuits or divorces at this time. We will continue to refine our records reporting to provide our readers with the information they count on.

Elvis show to support paramedics' charity work

Scot Bruce, an internationally known Elvis impersonator, will perform a concert Saturday, June 16, in Coeur d’Alene to benefit an effort by local paramedics and a pair of emergency physicians to build a medical clinic in Bolivia.

Brown leads Lums to victory over Prairie

POST FALLS — Jake Brown, batting eighth in the order, went 2 for 4 with four RBIs and three runs scored as the Coeur d’Alene Lumbermen outlasted the Prairie Cardinals 12-6 in a class AA American Legion North Idaho League baseball game Thursday at Post Falls High.

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Crouse named opening night

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June 13

Car d'Lane 2018 awards

Your opinion matters! Vote for your favorite vehicle for this year’s People’s Choice Award during Car d’Lane. Ballots can be picked up during the event at the booth at Sherman Square Park, located on Sherman Ave. between Third and Fourth Streets.

Car d'Lane's fabulous opening act: The Red Hot Mamas

To jump start the Car d’Lane Classic Car Cruise, the Red Hot Mamas will continue the tradition of kicking off the weekend of cruisin’ and smoozin’ with a Classic Vintage Parade.

Watch the classics roll by at Car d'Lane

It’s not quite summer in North Idaho until Coeur d’Alene’s classic car weekend kicks off.

Thanks for the beta, Alex

The call came as a harsh reality check.

How do we define cyberbullying?

Cyberbullying is a big concern for parents, but how do we define it, and do our children see it differently? The definition of bullying from StopBullying.gov is:

Lake Cd'A: An Instagram star

What does Lake Coeur d’Alene have in common with the Magic Kingdom in Florida, Waikiki Beach in Hawaii and Wrigley Field in Illinois?

Collegen

This week, I want to cover the benefits of adding collagen to your nutrition plan. Collagen is essential for everyone across all age groups and is significantly critical for us as we age.

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The alluring aroma of waffle cones is impossible to miss as you stroll past Shenanigans Sweets and Treats in downtown Coeur d’Alene. Year-round, the enticing smell of fresh-cooked cones wafts its way from the popular hole-in-the-wall candy store beckoning passersby.

Students test careers in the friendly skies

HAYDEN — Teens from across North Idaho took off Wednesday into a future that could include aerospace careers.

You're a grand old (living) flag

What is it about a piece of cloth that can cause such intense emotion? Nearly two and a half centuries after a painful war of independence and its official adoption by the Continental Congress on June 14, 1777, the Stars and Stripes continues to evoke great feeling, even to the point of tears. Patriotic perspectives may vary, but where it leads us is generally the same: An appreciation for what this nation affords us all, an awareness that despite any imperfections, few in the world are as fortunate, as free, as are we.

Think of me on Flag Day - and every day

I’ve been to the moon. I’ve been burned. But more often I’m honored. I’m your American flag.

Bullet holes and bogus reviews

It’s Chat Day, or in this case, the pleasant calm before the storm.

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Arnold Feely, 87

Sickness, serious charges and a writer's apology

In Monday’s column I suggested that people who were not “wheelchair-bound” (this is a key word, necessary to understanding my advice) consider using a wheelchair in their transit through airports. There are many, like me, who are not “wheelchair-bound” but find it difficult or often impossible to stand for long periods of time or walk long distances. People like me who often use a wheelchair or another assistive mobility device should consider using the airport wheelchair services.

Cd'A Elks Flag Day ceremony rescheduled

Coeur d’Alene Elks Lodge 1254 rescheduled the Flag Day Ceremony that was to be held Tuesday. The ceremony will now take place at 7 p.m. this evening at the lodge, 1170 W. Prairie Ave.

RECORDS

Editor’s note: Kootenai County has transitioned to a new electronic court records management system. This has brought several changes to our records reporting. We are unable to report the ages of individuals who are sentenced, just the year of birth. The local court is unable to provide records of new lawsuits or divorces at this time. We will continue to refine our records reporting to provide our readers with the information they count on.

Turbulence ahead

HAYDEN — In a standing-room-only meeting Wednesday night, the Coeur d’Alene Airport Advisory Board got an earful of public feedback on airport director Steven Kjergaard’s proposal to overhaul rules and regulations.

Fish tales, roadside casting and the gospel of garlic on Fernan

By RALPH BARTHOLDT

Canfield clearcut conclusions not so clear cut after all

“It’s really hard for those of us who never would have anticipated this kind of blight.”

Car d'Lane Maps

Vandals starting to get excited for Big Sky

The fans have a pretty good idea what Idaho’s getting into when the Vandals rejoin the Big Sky Conference in football this fall.

Car d'Lane Poker Walk

Win some cash while you peruse the vintage wheels on display in downtown Coeur d’Alene on Saturday, June 16.

Movers and shakers

Take a classic car garage tour

CLASSIC GARAGE

Biologists asking angler help to collect SL chinook fin clips

Anglers who catch a chinook salmon in Spirit Lake are asked to provide a fin clip for biologists to use as part of a statewide chinook salmon study.

Today's ghastly groaner

A lumberjack went into a magic forest to cut a tree. Upon arrival, he started to swing at the tree, when it shouted, “Wait, I’m a talking tree!”

Elvis show coming to Car d'Lane

The king is coming home.

Be a Car d'Lane pin-up princess

To kids, classic pin-up models might as well be princesses.

Prairie shut out at Richland

RICHLAND, Wash. — The visiting Prairie Cardinals finished with six hits as a team, falling to the Twin City Titans 25-0 at Richland High on Wednesday.

Police ID nine in big drug bust

POST FALLS — Police have released information on suspects in a large Post Falls drug bust.

Who needs friends when you've got Vlad?

Those effete “G-6” people got what was coming to them for questioning our President’s demands and then dissing Vladimir Putin. When that Canadian guy protested and said he was going to stand up for his country, what could a strong guy do but torpedo the joint statement everyone had already agreed upon? The nerve of Trudeau for reciprocating with a nationalistic statement. But, perhaps we should look at the other side of the issue.

Civil Air Patrol helps search for Hayden man

Personnel, aircraft and vehicles from Idaho and Washington units of the Civil Air Patrol are assisting in the multi-agency search for Lyle O. Anderson, 86 of Hayden. Anderson has been missing since Thursday June 7, according to family members.

Legals June 13, 2018

Notice of Public Hearing of the Bayview Water & Sewer District For Needed System Improvements & Repairs The Board of Directors of the Bayview Water & Sewer District have set a public hearing and will receive citizen input and discuss the proposed water system improvements to be funded by a State Revolving Fund (SRF) loan. Discussion will include the need for the project, alternatives evaluated, the rationale for the selected alternative and the environmental and financial impacts of the selected alternatives. Comments from the general public will be received at this time. The hearing will be on Wednesday, June 20, 2018 at 3:00 PM at the Bayview Community Center. Interested residents of the District are encouraged to attend. CDA LEGAL 9645 AD#197541 JUNE 7, 13, 2018

Help for chronic fatigue

You can be their magic wand

If only a child’s pain could be traded for joy.

COLUMN: Backfire on approach

Bill Brooks, I was appalled to read your article on Monday, June 11, wherein you recommend and advise travelers to take steps to improve their travel experience, but at the cost of all others who obey the rules.

Agreement could open up more waterfront access

COEUR d’ALENE — The city is waiting for a development proposal for land east of Mill River to see whether or not it will continue with a land exchange agreement that includes 4 acres and a riverfront trail along the Spokane River.

Movers and shakers

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Gary Michael Taylor, 68

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Lily May Sorenson, 92

Habitat wins bid for city lot

COEUR d’ALENE — A triangular piece of land a block west of U.S. 95 in Coeur d’Alene that the city had saved for use as a potential well site could be the future home of an affordable housing project.

Lake City grad wins Cruze at Knudtsen

POST FALLS — Arlaina Stephenson shouldn't have a steep learning curve with driving her new 2018 Cajun red Chevy Cruze she won at Knudtsen Chevrolet on Tuesday night.

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Keara Simpson

COLUMN: Promoting dishonesty

Wow! Front page in the Post Falls Press for Bill Brooks’ article on how to cheat the airlines for one’s own personal convenience at the expense of honest abiding citizens. What if every airline passenger who checked his bag requested a “fragile” sticker so his bag would be first in line at baggage check out as Bill suggests? The answer is obvious and it is so dishonest.

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Lewis Nelson Oberrich, 88

Columnist pulls trigger on hot debate

It is the most cussed and discussed object in America.

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Mitzi Rae Burns, 81

Land swap nears realization

HAYDEN — City Council members approved a memorandum of understanding with the Coeur d’Alene School District at their Tuesday night meeting. The move clears the way for the city and school district to swap land parcels, which would allow the school district to inch toward a proposed new school.

The gems of the diamond in Idaho

If you look hard enough, you can find some hidden gems on the baseball diamond around the area.

Hospice hosts community discussion, campus tour today

Hospice of North Idaho introduces the FRONTLINE documentary “Being Mortal” and an evening tour of the new Hospice campus today. Both events are free and located in the Community Building on campus at 2290 W. Prairie Ave., Coeur d’Alene.

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Eileen Braton, 73

Lums open season with sweep

COEUR d’ALENE — Brady Thompson struck out eight over five innings in the opener and Alex Karns had two hits and two runs batted in the nightcap as the Coeur d’Alene Lumbermen swept the Lewis-Clark Twins 11-2 and 7-4 in “AA” North Idaho League play at Thorco Field on Tuesday night.

Midtown parking to be studied

Street parking is prime, parking lots are next in line and garage parking is last on the list of where motorists like to keep their cars when they are shopping or dining.

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Frances L. Shalz

PREVENTION: Hope is key

Pastor Remington’s concern that we must guard against creating a culture where suicide becomes a trend, is shared by many. However, those in shock and grief often say things because they don’t know what else to say — such as, “They are in a better place.” It is not necessarily giving the act a pass.

Genesis Prep plans to appeal IHSAA ruling

Saying the ruling is part unfair and part unconstitutional, Genesis Prep is requesting a formal appeal to the Idaho High School Activities Association ruling last fall preventing F-1 (international) students from playing in district and state tournaments, effective the 2018-19 school year.

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Carolyn Faye Alberts

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Eugene ‘Tommy’ Thompson, 89

TURNOUT: Simply un-American

Reading the paper Friday, I was shocked and angered at the turnout of voters in the May 15 primary. Kootenai County has 76,980 registered voters and only 22,705 voted! Really?

ICE: Chilling separation policy

I write to condemn in the strongest language that I can summon the current ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) policy, conducted in the name of the American people, of separating parents and children at our borders. Families fleeing violence and poverty in their own countries are encountering new trauma: Children are being separated from their parents without warning, explanation, or any information or assurance of reunification and sent to facilities ill-equipped and ill-prepared to properly care for them.

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Karen Reynolds, 78

Today's ghastly groaner

When someone tells me “There’s no ‘I’ in team,” I remind them there are five in “individual brilliance.”

Science's plan

Gentle chiropractic techniques

Summer's coming: Let's put our fires out

North Idahoans hadn’t even been able to tear June off their calendars last year before smoke made summer miserable.

Fathers in all forms a blessing

Father’s Day evokes sweet memories of my own father, as well as the father that fate and providence brought into the lives of my three daughters in 1986 when Bert and I were married. Three daughters, two of whom were teenagers, created a ready-made family and no shortage of teen angst and drama. But through it all for three decades, Bert has loved unconditionally these daughters of ours. He wasn’t there at their birth but has been their northern star through every important milestone and crossroad. For every man who has loved and raised their children by marriage, blessings tenfold. I’m convinced there’s a special place in Heaven for you all. Happy Father’s Day!

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Wanda Rae Rackham, 79

CAR CZARS

POST FALLS — Kalli Minden has gone from driving a 2000 Chevy pickup to owning a new 2017 Nissan Versa sedan.

Call for better markets before fire season hits

Before another wildfire season heats up, I hope Senators Risch and Crapo, and Representatives Simpson and Labrador, don’t miss an opportunity in the Farm Bill to address some of the challenges forest owners face here in Idaho — namely around our limited timber markets.

Soccer, and volleyball

SELECT SOCCER

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Legals June 12, 2018

BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COEUR D'ALENE, NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON A PETITION TO VACATE a portion of Seltice Way right-of-way adjoining the northeasterly boundary of Lot 3 & 4, Block 1 of the Glacier Northwest - Seltice Subdivision to the City of Coeur d'Alene. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Glacier NW Blvd-Seltice, LLC have filed with the City Clerk, a petition to vacate a portion of Seltice Way in the City of Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai County, Idaho located in the NW 1/4, of Sec. 11, T. 50 N., R. 4 W., B.M., more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a 5/8-inch rebar with plastic cap marked PLS 4565 at the corner common to Lots 3 and 4 of Block 1, Glacier Northwest-Seltice, that lies on the right-of-way line of Seltice Way, as shown on that plat recorded with the Kootenai County Recorder's Office in Book K at Page 207; a 5/8-inch rebar with plastic cap marked PLS 4565 at the corner common to said Lots 3 and 4 on the boundary with The Village At Riverstone, as shown on that plat recorded with the Kootenai County Recorder's Office in Book K at Page 53, bears South 34º49'13" West, 100.16 feet (the record bearing per said plat is South 34º43'12" West); 1. Thence northwesterly along the northeasterly line of said Lot 3 along the arc of a 1196.28-foot radius curve to the left, through a central angle of 01º13'12", an arc length of 25.47 feet, a chord bearing of North 55º53'47" West and a chord distance of 25.47 feet; 2. Thence leaving said northeasterly lot line and southeasterly along the arc of a 100.00-foot radius curve to the right, through a central angle of 16º30'38", an arc length of 28.82 feet, a chord bearing of South 66º03'06" East and chord distance of 28.72 feet; 3. Thence South 57º47'47" East a distance of 44.81 feet to the beginning of a non-tangent 200.00-foot radius curve to the right; 4. Thence along said curve through a central angle of 04º45'07", an arc length of 16.59 feet, a chord bearing of South 54º37'16" East and chord distance of 16.58 feet; 5. Thence South 52º14'42" East a distance of 90.07 feet to the beginning of a 124.00-foot radius curve to the right; 6. Thence along said curve through a central angle of 25º14'42", an arc length of 54.64 feet, a chord bearing of South 39º37'21" East and a chord distance of 54.19 feet; 7. Thence South 27º00'00" East a distance of 17.07 feet to the northeasterly line of said Lot 4; 8. Thence northwesterly along said northeasterly lot line along the arc of a 1196.28-foot radius curve to the left, through a central angle of 10º39'31", an arc length of 222.54 feet, a chord bearing of North 49º57'25" West and a chord distance of 222.22 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING. Contains 1,986 square feet, or 0.046 acres, more or less. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that a hearing on said petition will be held before the City Council of the City of Coeur d'Alene in the Council Chambers at the hour of 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 19, 2018, at a meeting of said Council, when and where any person interested may be heard. The hearing will be held in a facility that is accessible to persons with disabilities. Special accommodation will be available, upon request, five (5) days prior to the hearing. For more information, contact the City Clerk at (208) 769-2231. Renata McLeod, City Clerk CDA LEGAL 9643 AD#197517 JUNE 6, 12, 2018

Why wait? Baby arrives in truck

Everything in Berkley Mae Johnson’s life has happened in double-time.

Coeur d'Alene Elks Flag Day observance is today

Coeur d’Alene Elks Lodge 1254 invites the community to a Flag Day Ceremony today at 11:00 a.m. at the lodge, located at 1170 W. Prairie Ave.

Big bang just theory

Police transported a man to Kootenai Health for a psychological evaluation for his role in a bomb threat Monday at the Hampton Inn and Suites at Riverstone.

RECORDS

Editor’s note: Kootenai County has transitioned to a new electronic court records management system. This has brought several changes to our records reporting. We are unable to report the ages of individuals who are sentenced, just the year of birth. The local court is unable to provide records of new lawsuits or divorces at this time. We will continue to refine our records reporting to provide our readers with the information they count on.

Transitional housing, tiny home plan pulled

By BRIAN WALKER

Get a new flag for free during National Flag Week

COEUR d’ALENE — Legends Park Assisted Living Community in Coeur d'Alene will host a flag exchange for National Flag Week.

Tough guys take care of themselves

For men and all who love them: This is Men’s Health Week — a perfect prelude to Father’s Day.

Avista merger concerns roll in

By BRIAN WALKER

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June A. Robnett

Today's ghastly groaner

An invisible man marries an invisible woman. The kids were nothing to look at either.

Locals keep the old-timey ways alive

BLANCHARD — They pitched primitive wall tents and pyramid tents. They kept their powder dry, and made sure their tomahawks hit their marks. They swapped tales and traded goods. In other words, the Coeur d’Alene Muzzleloaders kept the old-timey mountain man ways alive at their 3rd Poirier Ranch Rendezvous last weekend.

Farragut State Park: Close to home

Summer is a great time for traveling. While some people may prefer to spend the summer at a theme park, or in some exotic locale in the tropics, there are a great many wonders in the natural world to behold right here in our marvelous state of Idaho. The first of eight state parks we’re going to look at over the course of June and July is relatively close to home: Farragut State Park.

Suicide: Responding to a growing crisis

COEUR d'ALENE — According to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report released Thursday, suicide is on the increase across the nation. Nearly 45,000 Americans killed themselves in 2016. The study of suicide rates in each state from 1999 to 2016 found that suicide rates in rural western counties are among the highest in the nation.

Bomb threat at hotel in Riverstone

Police in Coeur d’Alene and the bomb squad from Spokane are investigating a bomb threat received around 11 a.m. at the Hampton Inn in Riverstone.

Legals June 11, 2018

NOTICE TO CREDITORS CASE NO. CV28-18-3649 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF KOOTENAI IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: PATRICIA ANN BENSON Date of Death: March 19, 2018 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the estate of the above-named decedent. All persons having claims against the decedent or the estate are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this Notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must be presented to the undersigned at the address indicated, and filed with the Clerk of the Court. DATED this 30th day of May, 2018. /S/ BRENDA ISLEY, Personal Representative c/o Pamela Massey CALLAHAN & ASSOCIATES, CHTD. 2140 W. Riverstone Dr., Suite 201 PO Box 2226 Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83816 Telephone: (208) 664-9228 Facsimile: (208) 664-5369 Email: efile@idahoestatelaw.com ISB # 7351 CDA LEGAL 6674 AD#196627 JUNE 4, 11, 18, 2018

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Warrants

Students win National Merit Scholarships

COEUR d’ALENE — The National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced last week the local winners of National Merit Scholarships paid for by U.S. colleges and universities.

Studio magic

The bristles of Jan Clizer's fan brush quietly added color to the painting she worked on as visitors wandered around her cottage studio and asked questions about her process.

Police respond to shooting at Sandpoint retirement home

SANDPOINT — A resident of a retirement home was in custody Saturday night after police said he fired a weapon at a staff member.

North Korea summit: A South Korean student's perspective

My name is Anna Cho and I am an exchange student from South Korea. I am attending North Idaho Christian School, and just now completed my sophomore year. This year was my second year in America.

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Carol Anne Anundson (Davenport), 64

Sorry, but you can't take GEG with you

I love Spokane’s airport! However, when we leave GEG (that’s airport lingo for Spokane International Airport), we become subject to the vicissitudes of other, not so friendly airport environs.

Could volcanic activity be increasing?

Since early May, volcanic eruptions have been making headlines across the globe. In early May, Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupted more extensively, resulting in the destruction of over 600 homes. This disaster may be the most costly and destructive in U.S. history. According to the U.S. Geologic Survey, there has been enough lava expelled from the volcano to fill 45,400 Olympic-sized pools and cover New York’s Manhattan around 6.5 feet deep.

Today's ghastly groaner

I had a dream last night about the Queen knighting an electric fish. It was Sir Eel.

Senior Lunch Menues

Lake City Center

ON THE AGENDA: Your government and schools in action

This list of local government meetings taking place this week includes just highlights from published meeting agendas that are available. To view the complete agenda, visit the web addresses included with the listings or call the entities directly.

Make and enjoy music and feed the hungry

There will be music in the streets this week throughout the region.

Lums get started - a little later than usual

With a smaller roster and an abbreviated schedule, the Coeur d’Alene Lumbermen class AA American Legion baseball team finally opens its season this week.

McDonald helps Northern Lakes to sweep

LEWISTON — Jack McDonald struck out five in a two-hitter, and also went 2 for 4 with three RBIs and two runs scored as the Northern Lakes Mountaineers beat the Lewis-Clark Twins 12-0 in five innings in the second game to sweep their class A North Idaho League doubleheader Sunday night at Harris Field.

Palaniuk seventh at Bassmaster Elite Series event

ORANGE, Texas — Brandon Palaniuk of Hayden finished seventh Sunday at the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Elite at Sabine River.

Construction nearly complete on luxurious Sandcreek Lofts at Sandpoint Marina

Once Upon a Shoe opens in Hayden

Once Upon A Shoe, a boutique shoe store primarily for women, opened this weekend in Hayden Creek Plaza, 8206 N. Government Way.

Safe Passage: Strategies to support survivors of assault

Sexual assault is a devastating experience not only for the individuals who experience it, but for their friends and loved ones as well. It’s also something that is very hard to talk about, but that’s exactly what must be done in order to reach survivors and get them in contact with resources that can help them heal.

REUNION: Calling CHS classmates

Coeur d’Alene High School Alums have hosted an annual ALL CLASS REUNION for graduates who have had their 50th reunion. This tradition was started in 1989 and was hosted that year by the CHS Class of 1935.

Heller on 'The Catch', and the man who made it

Like many of us, Ron Heller watched on TV as San Francisco 49ers receiver Dwight Clark made “The Catch” to beat the Dallas Cowboys, and wondered how the play might change NFL history.

GAY: Not good with God

God loves the sinner, but fornication and sodomy are an abomination to him. It’s the sin he hates. “Two men shall not lay together.”

D-DAY: Thank you, but…

I want to thank the Coeur d’Alene Press for putting an article in the paper about D-Day on June 6, D-Day. It was only one article in the C section. Also I want to thank Snoopy for covering the D-Day invasion. He does this every year. At least Snoopy knows how important this day is. I would still like to see more of an article about the actual D-Day invasion and any vets who live in the area that was at the landing. I will say that your Memorial Day coverage of the vets was very good.

SPECTRUM: A digital devotee

Bill Brooks, you don’t know me, but I read your column in The Press always. This is just a quick note to let you know how using the new digital network with Spectrum has been good for me.

Notices

SOLSVIK, Chad Arnold, 48, of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, died June 2, 2018. Born on March 30, 1970, in Coeur d’Alene. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 24, 2018, at Christ the King Lutheran Church, 1700 E. Pennsylvania Ave., Coeur d’Alene. Arrangements by Yates Funeral Home.

Today's ghastly groaner

A guy walks into a Greek tailor shop and puts down a pair of pants to be repaired.

BSU's Ostrander repeats in NCAA women's steeplechase

EUGENE, Ore. — Boise State sophomore Allie Ostrander successfully defended her 3,000-meter steeplechase title Saturday evening at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field, cruising to the victory in a time of 9:39.28.

DNA: A Bible story

Once-upon-a-time in a world not so far away, lived an editor Ike, a journalist The Kid, and a Prince with a lot of gold.

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Rita F. Manko, 72

Just ask

Our kids are killing themselves.

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William ‘Bill’ Hamner Byers Jr., age 78

Learning lessons from our grand old flag

June 14 is Flag Day, celebrating the 13 stripes and the 50 stars that symbolize our humble beginnings and our growth into one unified nation.

Milestone Announcements

ANNIVERSARIES

Community Thanks

SUCCESS: Celebrating PF Middle School

AIRPORT: Proof, please

I am responding to your editorial on the economic advantages of the airport. First let me say I support the airport and do agree it is an asset to the community, but I question some of the logic you used in the editorial.

'It's the Windermere way'

By DEVIN WEEKS

Veteran sees need for Honor Flight verification

In regard to the “On your honor flight” (May 20), a follow up article written by Devin Weeks, I would like to commend Devin for following up and looking into the Mike Dunham issue based on a phone call to the paper questioning his service and bringing to light the fact that the “Honor Flight” association does not verify the qualifications of individuals who apply for the opportunity to be rewarded for their efforts and sacrifice — neither of which apply to Mike Dunham.

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Gary Lee Purdey, 80

Calling the next generation of 3Cs

By DEVIN WEEKS

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Austin Robert Croffoot, 16

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Glenn Baum, 94

Power of Produce Club returns to farmers market

The popular Power of Produce Club, a children’s program offered for the first time last year at the farmers market in Hayden, is underway again for the summer.

Broadband bill has Idaho in mind

There are roughly a zillion bills discussed each year by the U.S. House of Representatives.

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Catherine Claire Tubbs

FINDING LORI

COEUR d’ALENE — When she agreed to be released from jail, where she was being held for felony grand theft, Laurcene “Lori” Isenberg signed over her rights to Quick Release Bail Bonds.

North Idahoans battle for living history

DEEP CREEK, Wash. — Over Memorial Day weekend, on a piece of northwestern farmland not unlike those back East now known by such names as Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and Chickamauga, families, teens, and old military buffs alike gathered to keep America’s history alive.

Today's ghastly groaner

What do you call a pirate with two eyes, two hands and two legs?

FAITHFUL OBSERVATIONS

By BOB SHILLINGSTAD

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WSU spring football game

Judd Jones: How 'cupping' can help the body

When it comes to being healthy, I find myself in a daily routine to maintain the “practice what you preach” model of living. With that said, it is not uncommon for me to backslide on my fitness during times of stress and holiday months.

Love matters

It’s been a tough year in Kootenai County. There has been a devastating loss of life that has shaken many of us. This is written in their honor, and with the thought that the rest of us would take courage. There is always a reason for hope and the most generous thing we can offer someone is love.

Kelly Amos: Spend wisely

Choosing the right exercise plan can be as confusing as choosing the “right” nutrition plan. So many variables, so many options, so many trends.

My vasectomy - a survival story

In the last issue of Live Well Magazine, I wrote about vasectomies - how they’re a safe and permanent birth control method, the stigma surrounding the procedure and the reasoning behind my decision to get one.

A smart boost in testosterone

Testosterone plays a necessary role in the human body. It’s the key male sex hormone that regulates fertility, body hair growth, muscle and bone mass. While men have significantly higher levels of testosterone in their bodies, women produce the hormone as well, and both genders can be affected by out-of-whack levels.

Summer Activities Guide

To be perfectly frank, there is too much to do in our community this summer. The Live Well Summer Activities Guide attempts to cover some of it, but it would be foolish to consider it comprehensive. We’ve got to pay to print these pages, people, so please forgive any major omissions.

Ask the Expert: Wendy Ferguson

The risk of sustaining a serious injury from a fall grows considerably as people get older.

Caring for seniors

The greater Coeur d’Alene area has a large senior population, and with North Idaho receiving accolades such as “Best Place to Retire” and “12 Reasons to Move to Coeur d’Alene,” we can probably expect more seniors to come to our area.

How to endure allergy and wildfire season

As much as most of us want to take advantage of the warm weather, spring and summer can be a miserable time for allergy sufferers. Add to that the recurring season of wildfires that can literally smoke us all out of outdoor good times around the Inland Northwest.

A breath of fresh air

Months to years after undergoing radiation therapy for cancer treatment, some patients may experience what is called late radiation tissue injury.

Some like it hot

While the news outlets were fixated on important topics like Stormy Daniels, Roseanne Barr and Samantha Bee, a boring government agency observed an Earth milepost last month. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, April was our dear old planet’s 400th straight warmer-than-normal month. That is, every one of the 400 months since February of 1985 has been warmer than Earth’s normal temperature.

That's an Idaho kitty, fur sure

Well, we’re in for another Chat Day.

Man's bond reduced in child murder case

COEUR d’ALENE — After an adamant plea Thursday by the defense attorney of a Post Falls man accused of murdering a 7-month-old girl, a First District judge reduced the $1 milliion bond to $250,000.

Power products company moves to Post Falls

POST FALLS — After a decade in the critical infrastructure industry, Will Alt envisioned having a company of his own. In 2017, the young entrepreneur made a successful bid to purchase the assets of the Washington-based company he worked for and started construction on a new facility across the state line in Idaho.

A craft beer boom might be brewing

Hearty stouts.

CST's 'Forever Plaid' opens June 14

The harmonic sounds of the 1950s live on in “Forever Plaid,” Coeur d’Alene Summer Theatre’s first show of the 2018 season.

Return Charter to its rightful throne

Interpretation of a well-meaning state privacy law has kicked Coeur d’Alene Charter Academy into an educational ditch of anonymity. Yet it’s the state that got muddy.

Coeur d'Con 2018 invites entries for Fan Art Contest

COEUR d’ALENE — Entries for the Coeur d’Con Fan Art Contest at the Coeur d’Alene Public Library can be submitted through July 31.

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Chris Twardowski, 67

Today's ghastly groaner

What do you call an alligator in a vest?

QUESTIONS: How about answers?

I am writing regarding my letter to the editor dated May 9 about my concerns regarding the Democrats running for office in Idaho. I am disappointed that there have been no responses printed. Fortunately, we have a long political season between now and November and there should be many opportunities to ask questions at town hall meetings. I would suggest that these questions be asked of both the Democrats and Republicans.

REBUTTAL: Morons and idiots

Lee Gibson claims that I am ignorant, a moron and an idiot because I was exposed to Agent Orange. Therefore, all veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange must be ignorant, morons and idiots. He even tried to soften this by saying “I mean no disrespect to any D.A.V.F.W.”

Successful in their SEARCH

By DEVIN WEEKS

LOOKING UP

By JUDD WILSON

Hayden to host hydroplane film double feature

Hydroplane history will be celebrated on the big screen on June 27 at the Hayden Discount Cinema as a fundraiser for the Museum of North Idaho.

FLAG: Flying in fine fashion

Spoken like a true trumpster, Reporter Devin Weeks attacked the tree top flag on the Fourth of July Pass — one of the few remaining patriotic icons in the country. Like the White House claims — “The tree is going to die anyway.” And to the Forest Service that sanctions and supports clear cutting, please remember that public lands belong to me, too — and not just you. I salute and applaud whoever defies gravity to secure the high flying flag to remind us we don’t have to take a knee to salute it.

DOCS: Idaho paving the way

Idahoans will have improved access to medical care over the next decade thanks to the recent support of the Idaho Legislature.

Forged in fire

COEUR d’ALENE — First-year wildland firefighters this week got to whiff smoke, throw dirt and get blisters on their hands while hoisting wood-handled tools named for forebears of the fire line at a five-day school in Coeur d’Alene.

All Travel Guru: Not your old, boring agency

Have you ever dreamed of driving a Ferrari through the streets of Rome? Or maybe you’d love to take a helicopter flight into a volcano in Iceland, the wild land of fire and ice. How about being delivered to your destination, a German castle, by horse-drawn carriage; or participating in falconry and herding dog demonstrations in the Cotswolds of England?

Another take on Timberlake Fire, BWSD

Editor’s note: Bayview resident Sheryl Puckett has reproduced a column by Colleen Dahlseid and supplied her own views on Dahlseid’s statements.

Filling in the 'Ocean's' franchise

This weekend’s “Ocean’s 8” finally gets the ladies in on some stylish and overly complicated heisting.

SHOOTINGS: School boards, step up

Guns do not kill people, but people do. Suburbans and cars do not kill, people do (50,000 a year)! NRA does not kill but rather, safe and proper use of firearms is their first priority. By the same token, auto manufacturers’ No. 1 goal is safety!

CHARTER: An Idaho gem

Thanks to the Coeur d’Alene Press and Judd Wilson, there has been a very nefarious scheme to see to it the Charter Academy isn’t recognized as one of the best highs in the U.S. The problem turns out to be our own Idaho Department of Education. Apparently, the entire staff of that department has no idea how to read a calendar to be able to get the information to U.S. News & World Reports timely.

RECORDS

Editor’s note: Kootenai County has transitioned to a new electronic court records management system. This has brought several changes to our records reporting. We are unable to report the ages of individuals who are sentenced, just the year of birth. The local court is unable to provide records of new lawsuits or divorces at this time. We will continue to refine our records reporting to provide our readers with the information they count on.

St. Vinny and SARA

By DEVIN WEEKS

SBA: The business friend you haven't met yet

In a sea of acronyms, SBA might be one of the least understood — and one of the most undervalued.

Digital switch sends some Spectrum heads spinning

This week I’ve had a number of calls about Spectrum and its recent move to digital. I’ve included a link below to a very well-written article in the Cd’A Press by Brian Walker. One of the reasons I say it’s a very well-written article is that corporate representatives of Spectrum are pointing to it as a good explanation of what the upcoming move to an all-digital network means for consumers.

Post Falls feels school pressure

By BRIAN WALKER

Prairie Falls' new, 'cool' par-3

The old hole was not only long, but also dangerous — if you happened to be walking or driving on Idaho Street.

Second Human Library set for Tuesday

COEUR d’ALENE — The Human Rights Education Institute will host the second of three "reads" of the Human Library next Tuesday.

Look who is (and isn't) voting

An Associated Press story published Tuesday in The Press noted that Kootenai County had the lowest turnout in the state’s May 15 primary.

Shortened Chinook fishing and bag limits on Lower Salmon and Little Salmon rivers

The Idaho Department of Fish and Game Commission changed fishing to four days per week, Thursday through Sunday, on the Lower Salmon and Little Salmon rivers starting Saturday, June 9, and anglers will also have a reduced daily bag limit on that date.

Controlled hunt applications are back online, deadline to apply is today

The Idaho Department of Fish and Game’s licensing system has resumed operating and people can apply for controlled hunts online, at license and tag vendors, at Fish and Game offices and via telephone at 800-554-8685.

Clamping down on harassers

By JUDD WILSON

There's no discounting old school travel comfort

Honer’s dad made Winnebagos.

Diaper dandies spark sewer snafu

By BRIAN WALKER

Post Falls pair still hospitalized

POST FALLS — The Post Falls citizens who were injured in a T-bone crash in Post Falls on Friday while a wanted stolen vehicle suspect was allegedly attempting to flee police during a vehicle chase remained in hospitals on Wednesday.

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Vanessa Shippy

Don't confuse legal betting and 'horse racing'

No.

Today's ghastly groaner

What did the drummer call his twin daughters?

Commission sets Chinook seasons for South Fork Salmon, Upper Salmon, Lochsa

Idaho Department of Fish and Game Commission on June 6 set the Chinook fishing seasons on the South Fork of the Salmon, Upper Salmon and Lochsa rivers to open June 23.

Post Falls assistant Engelson named Sandpoint boys basketball coach

SANDPOINT — Wade Engelson knows what it takes to reach to top of the heap in Idaho hoops, helping Post Falls High win two state titles during his eight-year stint as an assistant coach.

NATO: Why keep a boot in Europe?

Mrs. Language Person stumbled in Tuesday’s column about acronyms and initialisms, defining NATO as the North Atlantic Treaty Alliance. Turns out, that’s not entirely wrong. While the “O” indeed stands for “Organization,” NATO is also referred to as the North Atlantic Alliance — an alliance now comprising 29 nations.

Spirit Lake growth moratorium could be lifted this fall

By BRIAN WALKER

Steamboat Pond heats up for Free Fishing Day

By RALPH BARTHOLDT

Lake City football coach resigns

For the second time in three seasons, Lake City High is looking for a new football coach.

Area moundmen get the call

A perfect storm hit the prairie between Rathdrum and Post Falls on Wednesday afternoon.

Freon phase-out causes AC repair costs to heat up

By KAYE THORNBRUGH

Legals June 6, 2018

SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION ON COMPLAINT FOR JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE AND DECLARATORY RELIEF Case No. CV-2018-1732 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF KOOTENAI PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION, Plaintiff, v. THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, ASSIGNS AND DEVISEES OF WILLIAM L. HILBISH, JR; WILLIAM L. HILBISH, III; ELIZABETH A. MALLINEN; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; IDAHO STATE TAX COMMISSION; IDAHO CATASTROPHIC HEALTH CARE COSTS PROGRAM; BOARD OF COUNTY COM- MISSIONERS, KOOTENAI COUNTY; AND DOES 1 THROUGH 20, INCLUSIVE, including all parties with an interest in and/or residing in real property commonly known as, 3560 W. Estate Dr. aka 3560 N. Estate Dr., Coeur d'Alene, ID 83815, and legally described as: LOT 1, BLOCK 2, FOREST PARK ESTATES, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT RECORDED IN BOOK "E" OF PLATS, PAGE 17, RECORDS OF KOOTENAI COUNTY, IDAHO. Defendants. TO: DEFENDANTS THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, ASSIGNS AND DEVISEES OF WILLIAM L. HILBISH, JR. and DOES 1 through 20, inclusive, including all parties with an interest in and/or residing in real property commonly known as 3560 W. Estate Dr. aka 3560 N. Estate Dr., Coeur d'Alene, ID 83815: You have been sued by PHH Mortgage Corporation, the Plaintiff, in the District Court in and for the County of Kootenai, Idaho, Case No. CV-2018-1732. The nature of the claim against you is an action for declaratory relief and judicial foreclosure of the real property currently known as 3560 W. Estate Dr. aka 3560 N. Estate Dr., Coeur d'Alene, ID 83815 and legally described as LOT 1, BLOCK 2, FOREST PARK ESTATES, ACCORD- ING TO THE PLAT RECORDED IN BOOK "E" OF PLATS, PAGE 17, RECORDS OF KOOTENAI COUNTY, IDAHO. Any time after 20 days following the last publication of this summons, the court may enter a judgment against you without further notice, unless prior to that time you have filed a written response in the proper form, including the Case Number and paid any required filing fee to the Clerk of the Court at 451 Government Way, P.O. Box 9000, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83816-9000, (208) 446-1000, and serve a copy of your response on the Plaintiff's attorney, Sydney K. Leavitt, at ALDRIDGE PITE, LLP, 13125 W. Persimmon Ln., Ste. 150, Boise, ID 83713. A copy of the Summons and Complaint can be obtained by contacting either the Clerk of the Court or the attorney for Plaintiff. If you wish for legal assistance, you should immediately retain an attorney to advise you in this matter. Dated this 10th day of May, 2018. JIM BRANNON CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT By:/S/ Susan McCoy DEPUTY CASPER J. RANKIN (SBN 9107) LEWIS N. STODDARD (SBN 7766) SYDNEY K. LEAVITT (SBN 8933) Attorneys for Plaintiff PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION ALDRIDGE PITE, LLP 13125 W PERSIMMON LN, STE 150 BOISE, ID 83713 Telephone: (208) 908-0709 Facsimile: (858) 726-6254 E-mail: sleavitt@aldridgepite.com CDA LEGAL 9547 AD#190702 MAY 16, 23, 30, JUNE 6, 2018

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Merton James Sheeley, Jr.

Basketball, and football

BASKETBALL

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Joyce Lucille Wick, 87

Accidentally eating our way into oblivion

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Jiles Wade Horn

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Leslie ‘Les’ Donald Schmehl, 74

TAXES: Question of calculation

My property tax assessment increased 22 percent while taxing district budgets increase a max of 3 percent; something is wrong with the formula.

TRUMP: Fake news alert

Barbara States. Wake up and smell the fake news. That was shown to be fake the day after it first posted.

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Linda K. Allen, 48

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Robert ‘Chef Rob’ Hoffman

Forget Oscar: Hoku is king of the throne

We’ll have to start the week with a Chat Day, for the most obvious reason of all.

Your airport is a bargain, taxpayers

The anonymous letter to the editor asked a fair question: Because the vast majority of Kootenai County residents don’t fly into or out of the Coeur d’Alene Airport, why should they pay for it?

TAXES: Show up, speak out

Assessment notices have arrived. Now is the time to voice your thoughts, complaints and opinions at the budget hearing meetings.

Some of our new favorites

Supporting an active lifestyle

FLAG: Possible double-standard

I was wondering when the flag would be back and last week noticed it back at Fourth of July Pass. I love seeing it there and all it represents.

SCHOOLS: Preserve these kids

On May 24, I went to Coeur d’Alene High School to act as a volunteer judge for senior project presentations. The particular presentations that I was assigned to judge covered a variety of subjects such as vaccinations; the dangers of farmed salmon; advocating arts in the schools, etc. Along with the students’ presentations were their statements on what field of study they hoped to embark on after graduation. I was blown away by the maturity of these presentations!

The sooner the better: Moms need postpartum care

The world is their classroom

By DEVIN WEEKS

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Adam Breske named

Sentencing delayed for sex-offender

COEUR d’ALENE — Sentencing for a 65-year-old Hayden man who solicited an undercover police officer for sex was delayed Tuesday because a court-ordered psychosexual evaluation hadn’t been completed.

PHOTOS: Promote safety only

Disappointing to see the picture accompanying the Thursday story about spring fishing on snow-fed runoff on local rivers. The picture of three persons and a dog on the St. Joe River near Marble Creek in a small rubber raft being rowed in turbulent water. No one, including the dog, was wearing PFDs! In addition, two were sitting on the gunwales fore and aft inviting falling off into water which probably ranged in the low 40s.

Post Falls feeling techie

By BRIAN WALKER

CHARTER: Bureaucracy or bust

The Sunday article about the bureaucratic roadblocks facing Coeur d’Alene Charter Academy was very distressing. Shame on the Idaho Department of Education. With apologies to The Great Emancipator, government of the bureaucrats, by the bureaucrats, for the bureaucrats must perish from this Earth.

Reflections on D-Day, thanks to Navy veteran

The other day at Walmart, I met a 93-year-old man wearing a WWII ball cap, waiting for his wife who was in a checkout line. I shook his hand and thanked him for his service. A Walmart manager offered him a chair and he gladly sat down. In our conversation I asked him what branch he was in and he told me that he was in the Navy. I asked what ship, and he said he was on the battleship Nevada.

Heller recommended for CHS principal job

COEUR d’ALENE — The Coeur d’Alene School District has recommended Coeur d’Alene High School alumnus Bret Heller to serve as CHS’s next principal. Heller has accepted the offer, which now awaits the school board’s final approval at its June 18 meeting.

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Matt Ward

Today's ghastly groaner

I bought a ceiling fan the other day.

It took a village to achieve his dream

I first met Nathan Smalley in October 2017, when I was invited to make welcome remarks for the groundbreaking for Habitat for Humanity of North Idaho’s 42nd house, this one in Post Falls. It was a brisk but sunny autumn morning and Nathan’s excitement to get the dirt turned for construction to start was evident.

Throwers get chance at the spotlight

In a way, the IronWood Throws Classic is unique.

RECORDS

Editor’s note: Kootenai County has transitioned to a new electronic court records management system. This has brought several changes to our records reporting. We are unable to report the ages of individuals who are sentenced, just the year of birth. The local court is unable to provide records of new lawsuits or divorces at this time. We will continue to refine our records reporting to provide our readers with the information they count on.

CHARTER: A+ journalism

Well done to staff writer Judd Wilson and to The Press for the excellent investigative report (Too Good To Count? June 3) revealing that the Idaho State Board of Education suppressed school scores for Coeur d’Alene Charter Academy. This apparently eliminated the Academy from competing in U.S. News and World Report’s “Best High Schools,” among others, where they had highly placed for years. I was most surprised to read that District 4 State Rep Paul Amador (R) says that is OK.

Woman's body returned to Cd'A Tribe

COEUR d’ALENE — The body of a 21-year-old killed in a car crash was returned to the Coeur d’Alene Tribe Tuesday after a judge signed a temporary restraining order prohibiting the county coroner’s office from sending the body to Spokane for an autopsy.

SCHOOLS: Safety is paramount

Norm Gissel and I rarely find anything to agree about, but I must agree with what he said in a letter Sunday. The safety of our kids is the most important part of their education.

Taylor sparks Northern Lakes

RATHDRUM — Jaret Taylor had three hits and three runs scored, and also drove in two runs to lead Northern Lakes past Sandpoint 8-4 at Gorton Field on Tuesday.

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Robert Andrew Dean, 47

Whitewater excitement

No matter how long it’s been since I’ve been in my kayak, or how far life has drawn me away from the river, when winter begins to melt out of the mountains, I am lured back.

Step Talk with Alexandra Mortensen

This month we celebrated the most awkward day of the year for stepmoms—Mother’s Day. First and foremost, I’d like to give a shoutout to all the incredible women out there taking on the rewarding, challenging and oh-so-complex role of being a mom. I hope you celebrated your day with breakfast in bed, a glass (or two) of champagne and a spa appointment, because you truly deserve it.

JUDD JONES: Ready for a Marathon

The first big marathon of 2018 is just around the corner. On Sunday, May 27, the Coeur d’Alene Marathon will be taking place. Whether you are doing a full marathon or just taking part in a half-marathon, there are a few things to know.

FAITHFUL COMPANIONS: Doggone!

Typical of many independent, free-thinking college students pursuing an education, I made weekly trips back home for money, food, laundry facilities and other forms of parental love. I would show up at the house, unburden myself, throw a ball to the dog and eventually get around to asking for advice – hopefully, without seeming to.

Foster sentenced in shooting

SANDPOINT — A Blanchard man who ambushed two Bonner County sheriff’s deputies last year was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Tuesday.

COMMENTARY: Kids deserve better than any version of 'Show Dogs'

As a pseudo-film critic for the past 15 years, I’ve seen my share of terrible movies. And as a parent of four young children, I’ve also been subjected to some especially horrible kids movies.

Emerge Pop-Up Show June 8 at White House

Get ready for an art party in Coeur d’Alene.

JUDD JONES: Got ACV?

We all remember the old saying “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” Well, perhaps, “Three teaspoons of apple cider vinegar a day keeps the doctor away” is the better saying?

New works by Horswill and Dodges to be featured at Art Spirit

New works by local artists Michael Horswill and Allen nd Mary Dee Dodge will be showcased during June at the Art Spirit Gallery in Coeur d’Alene.

From Hero to Hollywood

Al Metz leaned back in his patio chair as sunshine warmed his wrinkled face on a bright Sunday morning.

Kid Scoop 06-05

Legals June 5, 2018

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SUBMIT STATE PLAN AMENDMENTS AND SOLICITATION OF PUBLIC INPUT The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare is giving public notice of an impending change to the Idaho Medicaid State Plan. The Department assures these changes are in compliance with 42 CFR 440.386 and 42 CFR 440.345, and with the provisions of section 5006(e) of the ARRA of 2009. Idaho Medicaid has solicited input from Idaho's Tribal representatives regarding these changes in compliance with section 5006(e) of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and its Tribal Consultation Policy. PROPOSED STATE PLAN CHANGES Idaho Medicaid intends to submit applications to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for three State Plan Amendments (SPAs): 1) An amendment to the 1915(b) waiver under which the Idaho Behavioral Health Plan (IBHP) delivers outpatient behavioral health services to participants; 2) An amendment to the Basic Alternative Benefit Plan (ABP) section of the Idaho Medicaid State Plan; and 3) An amendment to the Enhanced ABP. All three SPAs involve behavioral health services that are being added to the IBHP. The following services are scheduled to be implemented on July 1, 2018: * Case Consultation * Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) The following services are scheduled to be implemented on October 1, 2018: * Crisis Intervention * Psychoeducation The Department will request an effective date of July 1, 2018 for these changes. No public hearings have been scheduled at this time. PUBLIC COMMENT The Department is accepting written comments regarding these SPAs for a period of 30 calendar days. The Department is still in the process of preparing the SPAs for submission. Once the SPA is completed, the draft SPA language can be provided upon request made to Clay Lord by email at Clay.Lord@dhw.idaho.gov. Written comments may also be sent to and reviewed by the public at the following address: Bureau of Medical Care Division of Medicaid Department of Health and Welfare 3232 Elder Street Boise, ID 83705 CDA LEGAL 9629 AD#196695 JUNE 5, 2018

Hop aboard and learn about your state parks

The Critters of North Idaho are about to hibernate for the summer.

Today's ghastly groaner

Why is it hard to hear a pterodactyl going to the bathroom?

Publicity leads to trial being postponed

COEUR d’ALENE — A deputy prosecutor threatened a Coeur d’Alene couple with an additional felony for publicizing a criminal case in which the couple has accused Coeur d’Alene police of being heavy handed.

Greensferry overpass recognized on national scale

Engineering group honors city, local firm, urban renewal agency

RECORDS

Editor’s note: Kootenai County has transitioned to a new electronic court records management system. This has brought several changes to our records reporting. We are unable to report the ages of individuals who are sentenced, just the year of birth. The local court is unable to provide records of new lawsuits or divorces at this time. We will continue to refine our records reporting to provide our readers with the information they count on.

Exposing human trafficking darkness

By BRIAN WALKER

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Board, union approve contract despite petition

By JUDD WILSON

MLP: Taken to the acronym woodshed

Let it not be said that Mrs. Language Person, that Snitty Old Biddy, is infallible. Mais non; in fact, learn she did from one Mr. Intern Person (with initials MG). What lovely irony; he who endeavored to learn did also teach.

Huge project on river would be traffic nightmare

I am writing to oppose the City’s MOU, as written, for an exchange of City land with the River’s Edge LLC development corporation. Some terms of this MOU are not in accordance with City Resolution 14-049, which requires “comprehensive planning” for the River area.

Key land swap up for vote tonight

By RALPH BARTHOLDT

Volunteers needed for Ironman 70.3

Organizers of Ironman 70.3 Coeur d’Alene are gearing up for this year’s event, which takes place Sunday, June 24.

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Beverly J. Allen, 92

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Martin Daniel Malakowsky, 84

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Norma S. Grismer, 86

Defense attorney seeks dismissal of murder charges

COEUR d’ALENE — Defense attorneys are asking the court to dismiss murder charges against a Post Falls man accused of killing his girlfriend by allegedly injecting her with heroin.

Cd'A Arts Commission seeks artists for Cd'A Public Library bike racks

The city of Coeur d’Alene Arts Commission is seeking artists for bike racks to be located in front of the Community Room at the Coeur d’Alene Public Library, on the lower level.

Eubanks bids adieu to public education

COEUR d’ALENE — Forty-eight years later, Dave Eubanks is calling it a day.

Coronor, Tribe at odds over autopsy

A judge has granted a temporary restraining order against Kootenai County Coroner Warren Keene, at the request of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe.

Political parties plot their trajectories

COEUR d’ALENE — Precinct committee members for the Kootenai County Democrats elected a young up-and-comer to lead their organization for the next two years, while those in the Kootenai County Republicans unanimously voted to continue their trajectory under experienced leadership.

Tornado season off to a slow start

The last several months saw more extreme weather across the U.S., especially in the central portions of the country. Many areas went from record cold to record warmth. Despite the big change in temperature, the month of May had the lowest number of tornadoes in the central portions of the country in years.

Legals June 4, 2018

NOTICE TO CREDITORS CASE NO. CV28-18-3649 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF KOOTENAI IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: PATRICIA ANN BENSON Date of Death: March 19, 2018 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the estate of the above-named decedent. All persons having claims against the decedent or the estate are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this Notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must be presented to the undersigned at the address indicated, and filed with the Clerk of the Court. DATED this 30th day of May, 2018. /S/ BRENDA ISLEY, Personal Representative c/o Pamela Massey CALLAHAN & ASSOCIATES, CHTD. 2140 W. Riverstone Dr., Suite 201 PO Box 2226 Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83816 Telephone: (208) 664-9228 Facsimile: (208) 664-5369 Email: efile@idahoestatelaw.com ISB # 7351 CDA LEGAL 6674 AD#196627 JUNE 4, 11, 18, 2018

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Here is this week’s list of suspected lawbreakers sought by Kootenai County police agencies and the sheriff’s office:

ON THE AGENDA: Your government & schools in action

This list of local government meetings taking place this week includes just highlights from published meeting agendas that are available. To view the complete agenda, visit the web addresses included with the listings or call the entities directly.

Finally, he's home

By DEVIN WEEKS

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Pull the plug on robocalls

“I’m mad as hell, and not going to take this anymore!”

School and Senior Lunches

June 4-8

Today's ghastly groaner

A man visits his doctor with celery stalks stuck in each ear and a carrot stick up each nostril.

Prairie tops Bandits in 10 innings

SPOKANE — The Prairie Cardinals class AA team tied it with two runs in the top of the seventh inning, then scored a run in the 10th to beat the Spokane Bandits 5-4 in American Legion baseball action Sunday night at Hart Field.

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Ex-Cd’A standout Watson makes cut to 18 finalists for USA Basketball men’s under-18 national team

Lessons learned

RATHDRUM — Grady Leonard learned a lot over his time as a redshirt at the University of Nebraska.

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Karen ‘Kay’ D. Bryan, 80

NFL: Protest against players

After reading the Coeur d’Alene Press, Friday, May 25 edition, I wanted to give my opinion on pro football kneeling protest.

CHALLENGE: Fill Wall of Honor

Ever go into Hayden Walmart on the east end and notice the Wall of Honor? This wall is rather large to accommodate many photos of our prior and current military. When I enter Walmart, I always stop and look — no new photos have been added. Respect your military family and put up a photo or two. Photo size 4-by-6. No authorization needed to add a photo. Just bring it in and display it. Let’s fill the Honor Wall.

Idyllic 55+ living at Rathdrum's Golden Spike Estates

Easy living is an important attribute for a neighborhood designed for older residents. The 55-plus senior living community of Golden Spike Estates in Rathdrum offers the convenience and amenities that are important to its demographic, but it also offers something more.

Bring on that sunshine!

With all the warm weather we’ve had lately, most of you are probably about done with your spring planting. Of course, if you’re anything like me, you can always find a spot to try something new.

Community Thanks

EVENT: Educates, promotes empathy

HARASSMENT: Two to tango

The discussion concerning men soliciting sex from women, one obvious truth has not been mentioned, and that is … IT WORKS! Not every woman rejects the offer of sexual activity.

SILVERWOOD: Vet salutes you

We were in your beautiful park on Memorial Day and we had a couple of observations. First, as a veteran I wanted to thank you for the generous invitation you extended to us on Memorial weekend. That was very kind, we had a great time and probably wouldn’t have gone at my age except for that invite. We took one more run at the roller coasters and loved it. We’re very glad we went.

Tim's Special Cut Meats to move

Premium retail meats and freezer meat packs are offered at Tim’s Special Cut Meats, which is moving to Post Falls after 15 years at 7397 N. Government Way. The new location is 525 N. Graffiti St., close to Seltice Way and behind Taco Bell.

EVOLUTION: Get it out

With all the outrage on Roseanne’s recent comment, shouldn’t anyone question why our schools teach evolution? I still remember being shown pictures in school of an ape evolving into a man. This was all men, all races. It’s time we review this ludicrous teaching and remove it from our schools.

Gay sparks Northern Lakes to sweep

MOSCOW — Brandon Gay went 6 for 8 in two games and was the winning pitcher in the opener as the Northern Lakes Mountaineers swept the Moscow Blue Devils 8-3 and 18-7 in American Legion class A North Idaho League play Saturday.

Jacob helps keep Zags alive at NCAA regional

MINNEAPOLIS — Freshman Alek Jacob pitched 8 innings in his NCAA Tournament debut and the Gonzaga offense ripped off 17 hits on the way to an 8-2 elimination win over fourth-seeded Canisius on Saturday afternoon in the NCAA Minneapolis Regional.

What's life in long-term care without respect?

Rosemary, living in a Pennsylvania nursing home, says, “Quality care means that I have what I need when I need it, and that I’m treated with respect. Life would have little meaning without respect.”

There's paved streets and indoor plumbing here, too!

The headline on a story from a reputable national baseball website caught my eye the other day.

Urgent goal: Keep guns out of schools

In the United States, as in all of western civilization, children of certain ages are required by law to attend public schools. Because of this coercive factor, public school systems have the highest possible duty to actually educate children. To educate children, school systems must first make the children in their care safe. No meaningful education occurs where children feel unsafe or where they are in fact unsafe.

Protesting Pride

By DEVIN WEEKS

Be conscious of your conscience

I have always been a fan of comics, or what I call the funny pages. Recently I was looking at “The Family Circus,” by Bil and Jeff Keane. The littlest boy has a cupboard open and is looking at various boxes of food when his older brother sees him and says, “Conscience is like Mommy tellin’ you not to do somethin’, but she isn’t there.”

Too good to count?

COEUR d’ALENE — Earlier this year, a team of high achievers from Coeur d’Alene was pumped up to win a gold, silver, or bronze in their field of expertise. Their team had a proud history of winning medals in competitions with teams nationwide.

CRITTERS: Fan of column

Just a note to say how much I’m enjoying the articles by Christian Ryan (Special to The Press). Well-written and informative; we have several “critters” he’s been writing about, and it’s fun to learn about them as they scurry or fly into our yard. Keep them coming Mr. Ryan. Thanks!

Mandate needed to make our schools safe

For most of America, the end of the 2017-18 school year can’t get here soon enough.

Today's ghastly groaner

It’s inappropriate to make a “dad joke” if you are not a dad.

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Elizabeth ‘Betty’ Harriet Molyneaux (Parker), 88

Boulder Beach splashes into its 15th year

The countdown to cooling off at Boulder Beach is on.

Legals June 2, 2018

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Coeur d'Alene City Council will hold a public hearing and will receive your oral and written comments on the following items: ITEM: ZC-1-18 What is being requested: Joseph D. Hamilton is requesting a zone change from R-17 (Residential at17 units/acre) to C-17 (Commercial at 17units/acre) zoning district Location of the property: The property is described as a +/- 0.964 acre property known as 1315 and 1325 N. 5th, and legally described as Lots 1,2,3,4,5 and 6, Block 8, Amended Plat of Simms Addition, according to the Plat thereof, recorded in Book B of Plats at Page(s) 57, records of Kootenai County, Idaho. A full legal description of the parcel, and a map, may be viewed at the City's Planning Department during regular business hours. Public Hearing time and location: The public hearings will begin at 6:00 p.m. in the Community Room, Lower-level of Coeur d'Alene Public Library, 702 E. Front Avenue, at the regular meeting of the City Council on June 19, 2018. To obtain more information on the above requests or copies of the staff reports, contact the Planning Department at 769-2240. Staff reports will be posted and available on June 15, 2018 on the City's web site at www.cdaid.org by clicking on "Government," then "City Council," and then "Council Agenda Packets." The hearing will be held in a facility that is accessible to persons with disabilities. Special accommodations will be available upon request made at least five (5) days prior to the hearing. For more information, contact the City Clerk at (208)769-2231. Renata McLeod, City Clerk CDA LEGAL 9615 AD#195304 JUNE 2, 2018

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Joseph Carl Pearson, 52

Win now, enjoy outdoors later

RATHDRUM — While he didn’t accomplish one of his goals, Michael Shuey still notched his first championship in the javelin on Friday afternoon at the fourth IronWood Throws Classic.

Today's ghastly groaner

A bear walks into a bar and says to the bartender, “I’ll have a pint of beer and a ………packet of peanuts.”

Workshop will help you spot sex traffickers

COEUR d’ALENE — The buying, selling and sexual exploitation of human beings hits closer to home than many probably realize.

Lord, I was born a ramblin' man

I started traveling just fresh out of diapers. My mother has photos of me at the age of 3 in a harness attached to a cable that ran from our house to the garage so I wouldn’t wander off. I started hitchhiking around Wisconsin in high school just for the thrill. When you grow up in a town of only 3,500, you are desperate for adventure. The Air Force assured me I would see the world but I ended up being stationed in a smaller town than I came from. Sometimes you just can’t catch a break.

Slurpin' Sammie humiliates Hadji

Johnny Carson knew a thing or two about reaching an audience.

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Brenda Leah Belén Georgiana Solís Finn (73 years old)

TV provider's digital move draws spectrum of response

By BRIAN WALKER

Plummer woman dies in one-vehicle crash

WORLEY — A 21-year-old Plummer woman died Friday evening in a one-vehicle crash on State Highway 58 near Worley.

A hard lesson to learn

By DEVIN WEEKS

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Ronald L. Miller, 61

Bank On North Idaho: Financial education program to launch June 8

United Way of North Idaho is teaming up with North Idaho College, banks, credit unions, local businesses, and other community organizations in an effort to bring better basic financial education to the community.

RECORDS

Editor’s note: Kootenai County has transitioned to a new electronic court records management system. This has brought several changes to our records reporting. We are unable to report the ages of individuals who are sentenced, just the year of birth. The local court is unable to provide records of new lawsuits or divorces at this time. We will continue to refine our records reporting to provide our readers with the information they count on.

Crossing the lines of safety

I read with interest the Cd’A Press story regarding the male and female arrested at the hospital after fighting with local police last August. My first thought as a citizen is always question authority. That is the saving grace of our precious democracy.

Crash during chase injures two

POST FALLS — When Daniel Powell woke up to a thunderous crash outside his front door on Friday, police had their guns drawn on Levi Pogue as he emerged from the window of a vehicle on its side.

UCLA stuns Zags in NCAA opener

MINNEAPOLIS — UCLA erupted for four runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to stun Gonzaga 6-5 on Friday in the NCAA Tournament’s Minneapolis Regional.

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Wade to transfer

NIHC in 'uncharted territory'

By RALPH BARTHOLDT

Post Falls crash with stolen vehicle sends two to hospital

Two Post Falls residents were injured and a Spokane man is accused of aggravated DUI and resisting arrest following a crash this afternoon at the intersection of Maplewood and Ross Point Road in Post Falls.

How will the future of Coeur d' Alene look?

Beautiful Coeur d’ Alene. The lake, green scenery, and surrounding countryside make it exquisite. It’s no wonder CDA is cited as the 11th fastest growing metro area according to U.S. Census data for the Department of Labor. But it seems like the 2018 population of our city is multiplying more rapidly than those statistics. (Every day, I talk to people who have moved here from Colorado, California, Montana, Virginia, Oklahoma, Washington, Florida and other states.) Several realtors have told me the population of CDA and surrounding areas could possibly increase by 5,000 soon. Whether, you are recent resident or a native Idahoan, as Bob Dylan succinctly wrote, “The times, they are a changing.” In the “Gem State” of Idaho, CDA is shining brightly. People are finding a pathway to a new home here. I am one of those people. One, among countless people, who came to CDA to buy a home in a beautiful environment and community.

Today's ghastly groaner

Charles Dickens walks into a bar and asks for a martini.

Memo to GOP: We need Idaho primary runoffs

Lt. Gov. Brad Little’s victory in the Republican primary must mean that Idahoans basically are satisfied with the general direction of state government.

County's value tops $16.7B

COEUR d’ALENE — Kootenai County's total net taxable value is a record $16.7 billion — up 11.8 percent from a year ago — but that doesn't mean residents are jumping for joy because their property’s worth more money.

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Grant H. Fischer, 28

REBUTTAL: Arrows let loose

Well well, I guess Mr. Gressler is truly proud of the moniker I gave him when I dubbed him “Old Faithful.” Constantly spoutin steamin spew. Trust me Dan, it isn’t complimentary. I should have dubbed you “Ol Reliable,” as we all can rely on your level of ignorance which seems to know no bounds. Easy Dan, you are not alone. Now, one combat vet to another, I’m sure the V.A. will compensate you for all the Agent Orange you must have been exposed to over there. (I mean no disrespect to any D.A.V.F.W.)

Hands-on history

By BRIAN WALKER

ANTHEM: And all for one

Why do people differ over standing for the National Anthem? If you’re an American, stand to show respect for our flag and our country and the thousands of people that have given their lives to protect us. Wake up people — this is America, stand and show your respect. God Bless America!

6th Annual CDA Artists Studio Tour June 9-10

Experience the creative process in action.

Principal finalist meets the public

COEUR d’ALENE — The search for Coeur d’Alene High School’s next principal may be near its goal. Longtime educator and CHS Class of 1993 graduate Bret Heller met with students, staff, and the public on Thursday. The sole finalist for the vacant CHS principal’s job asked questions as well as answered them in his all-day meetings marathon.

Things to remember in these scary times

I feel very fortunate that my daughter attends Lake City High School and that the staff is so driven to keep our children safe. I understand that there was slight confusion amid the most recent, unintentional fire alarm at school. This raised my concerns a bit.

Libraries Rock!

Get ready to enjoy local musical talent on Mondays in downtown Coeur d’Alene.

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Charles Walter Missler, 83

Web-slinger might be coming to a class near you

Behind that mask is a hero.

Region still fights racist reputation

At first, I didn’t get it.

'Prequelizing' spoils 'Solo' fun

A good movie exists somewhere inside “Solo: A Star Wars Story,” the second stand-alone adventure in Disney’s recalibrated cinematic galaxy. Finding it requires fans to endure a whole mess of referential pandering.

ATTENTION: Trespassing hunters

You are disgusting and a discredit to the ethical hunter. You are the only reason we are saying NO to access or hunting on our private lands. We are going on five years with three of our neighbors who have no respect for their fellow neighbors’ private lands. Bear season is in progress in our neighborhood. You took down signs and trespassed to shoot a female bear with a spring cub. We are in a section of Unit One where there is No Bait/No Dogs — SAY WHAT?

HONOR: Words to die by

“Memorial Day is a time to honor the lives of those who would RATHER DIE THAN TAKE A KNEE when our national anthem is played.” — Robert O’Neil

REPS: Stand up, speak out

I am appalled about the president’s policy on separating children from their parent(s).

RECORDS

Editor’s note: Kootenai County has transitioned to a new electronic court records management system. This has brought several changes to our records reporting. We are unable to report the ages of individuals who are sentenced, just the year of birth. The local court is unable to provide records of new lawsuits or divorces at this time. We will continue to refine our records reporting to provide our readers with the information they count on.

ALZHEIMER'S: Dates to note

Summer is here again, which means the Walk to End Alzheimer’s is upon us. This year the walk will be held on Sept. 29 at Riverstone Park in Coeur d’Alene. Starting on June 3, I will be set up at the Hayden Walmart to receive donations on Sundays. If you are in the area, come say hi and if at all possible, put a donation in the bucket.

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Duane Schultz, 77

NIC teacher faces video voyeurism charges

COEUR d’ALENE — A Coeur d’Alene college instructor and gay rights activist is facing two felony counts of video voyeurism.

FOOD: Kindergarten delivers

The Post Falls School District had a food drive May 14-23, and Frederick Post Kindergarten won both the most amount of pounds brought in and the spirit award. The kindergarten kids brought in 2,746 pounds and the district brought in 7,000 pounds for the food bank. Our theme at Frederick Post Kindergarten was “Help Stop Hunger.” Students generated ideas on how they could help stop hunger in Post Falls along with bringing in food. They also generated ideas on stopping hunger in Idaho.

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John Gilbert Alexander, 75

Adler lecture is online

Constitutional scholar Dr. David Adler’s most recent lecture in Coeur d’Alene is now available online.

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Kenneth Roy Benson, 51

No guts, no Glory

She's back, flying her patriotic colors high above the Idaho Panhandle National Forest.

Buchanan sought by crime task force

The North Idaho Violent Crimes Task Force is seeking information leading to the apprehension of Tylor Anthony Buchanan.

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Ida Mae (Smiley) Wright, 88